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Daniel 4:33

The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:30.

בַּהּbahinבַּהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inשַׁעֲתָ֗אshaatahourשָׁעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “hour”, the definite formH8160properly, a look, i.e. a momenthour.מִלְּתָא֮miltacommandmentמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “commandment”, the definite formH4406a word, command, discourse, or subjectcommandment, matter, thing. word.סָ֣פַתsafatconsumeסוּףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “consume”, a completed actionH5487to come to an endconsume, fulfill.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֒nevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.וּמִןuminand fromמִןconjunction, preposition — “and 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.אֲנָשָׁ֣אanashamanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “man”, the definite formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.טְרִ֔ידteriddriveטְרַדverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “drive”, a completed actionH2957to expeldrive.וְעִשְׂבָּ֤אveisbaand moth. See also H5906עָשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and moth. See also H5906”, the definite formH6211a mothmoth. See also H5906 (עַיִשׁ).כְתוֹרִין֙khetorinas bullockתּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as bullock”, the ordinary formH8450a bullbullock, ox.יֵאכֻ֔לyekhuleatאֲכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH399{to eat (literally or figuratively)}[phrase] accuse, devour, eat.וּמִטַּ֥לumitaland from dewטַלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and from dew”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2920{dew (as covering vegetation)}dew.שְׁמַיָּ֖אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, 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.גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgishmehbodyגֶּשֶׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1655used in a peculiar sense, the body (probably for the (figuratively) idea of a hard rain)body.יִצְטַבַּ֑עyitstabawetצְבַעverb, poal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “wet”, an unfinished actionH6647to dipwet.עַ֣דaduntilעַדpreposition — “until”H5705{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}[idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.שַׂעְרֵ֛הּsarehhairשְׂעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8177hairhair.כְּנִשְׁרִ֥יןkenishrinas eagleנְשַׁרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as eagle”, the ordinary formH5403an eagleeagle.רְבָ֖הrevahmake a great manרְבָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “make a great man”, a completed actionH7236{to increase (in whatever respect)}make a great man, grow.וְטִפְר֥וֹהִיvetifrohiand nailטְפַרconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and nail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2953a finger-nail; also a hoof or clawnail.כְצִפְּרִֽיןkhetsiprinas birdצְפַרpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as bird”, the ordinary formH6853a bird.bird.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-30) The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles’ feathers , and his nails like birds’ claws .

Young’s Literal Translation

'In that hour the thing hath been fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar, and from men he is driven, and the herb as oxen he eateth, and by the dew of the heavens his body is wet, till that his hair as eagles' hath become great, and his nails as birds.'

World English Bible

This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; and his body was wet with the dew of the sky until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

Darby Translation

The same hour was the word fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen; and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, till his hair grew like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].

Douay-Rheims

At the same time my sense returned to me, and I came to the honour and glory of my kingdom: and my shape returned to me: and my nobles, and my magistrates sought for me, and I was restored to my kingdom: and greater majesty was added to me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

the king answered and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power, for the honour of my glory?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ εἶπεν, οὐχ αὕτη ἐστὶ Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη, ἣν ἐγὼ ᾠκοδόμησα εἰς οἶκον βασιλείας, ἐν τῷ κράτει τῆς ἰσχύος μου, εἰς τιμὴν τῆς δόξης μου;