King James Version

Daniel 4:31

While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:28.

ע֗וֹדodwhileעוֹדadverb — “while”H5751{properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more}while.מִלְּתָא֙miltacommandmentמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “commandment”, the definite formH4406a word, command, discourse, or subjectcommandment, matter, thing. word.בְּפֻ֣םbefumin mouthפֻּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6433the mouth (literally or figuratively)mouth.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.קָ֖לqalsoundקָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sound”, the ordinary formH7032{a voice or sound}sound, voice.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.שְׁמַיָּ֣אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.נְפַ֑לnefalfallנְפַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, a completed actionH5308{to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)}fall (down), have occasion.לָ֤ךְlakhetoלָ֤ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאָֽמְרִין֙amerinsayאֲמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.מַלְכוּתָ֖הmalkhutahkingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.עֲדָ֥תadatpassעֲדָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “pass”, a completed actionH5709{to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)}alter, depart, pass (away), remove, take (away).מִנָּֽךְminakhefromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-28) While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven: 'O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: the kingdom is departed from thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying , O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee:

Young’s Literal Translation

'While the word is [in] the king's mouth a voice from the heavens hath fallen: To thee they are saying: O Nebuchadnezzar the king, the kingdom hath passed from thee,

World English Bible

While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: ‘The kingdom has departed from you.

Darby Translation

While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the heavens: King Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee;

Douay-Rheims

Now at the end of the days, I Nabuchodonosor lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my sense was restored to me: and I blessed the most High, and I praised and glorified him that liveth for ever: for his power is an everlasting power, and his kingdom is to all generations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-28) While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven: 'O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: the kingdom is departed from thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ταῦτα πάντα ἔφθασεν ἐπὶ Ναβουχοδονόσορ τὸν βασιλέα.