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Daniel 4:34

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:31.

וְלִקְצָ֣תveliqtsatand to partlyקְצָתconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and to partly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7118{a termination (literally or figuratively); also (by implication) a portion; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after}end, partly.יֽוֹמַיָּה֩yomayahdayיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “day”, the definite formH3118a dayday (by day), time.אֲנָ֨הanahas for meאֲנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “as for me”H576II, as for me.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.עַיְנַ֣יaynayeyeעַיִןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5870an eyeeye.לִשְׁמַיָּ֣אlishmayato heavenשָׁמַיִןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “to 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.נִטְלֵ֗תnitlettake upנְטַלverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “take up”, a completed actionH5191to raisetake up.וּמַנְדְּעִי֙umandeiand knowledgeמַנְדַּעconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and knowledge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4486wisdom or intelligenceknowledge, reason, understanding.עֲלַ֣יalayagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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.יְת֔וּבyetuvanswerתּוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “answer”, an unfinished actionH8421specifically (transitive and ellip.) to replyanswer, restore, return (an answer).ולעליאvllyand to highעִלַּיconjunction, particle, direct object marker, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and to high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.וּלְעִלָּאָה֙uleilaahand to highעִלַּיconjunction, particle, direct object marker, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and to high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.בָּרְכֵ֔תbarekhetblessבְּרַךְverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bless”, a completed actionH1289{to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)}bless, kneel.וּלְחַ֥יulechayand to lifeחַיconjunction, particle, direct object marker, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “and to life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2417alive; also (as noun in plural) lifelife, that liveth, living.עָלְמָ֖אalemafor everעָלַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “for ever”, the definite formH5957remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, foreverfor (n-)ever (lasting), old.שַׁבְּחֵ֣תshabchetpraiseשְׁבַחverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “praise”, a completed actionH7624to adulate, i.e. adorepraise.וְהַדְּרֵ֑תvehadretand glorifyהֲדַרconjunction, verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and glorify”, a completed actionH1922to magnify (figuratively)glorify, honour.דִּ֤יdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.שָׁלְטָנֵהּ֙shaletanehdominionשׇׁלְטָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dominion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7985empire (abstractly or concretely)dominion.שָׁלְטָ֣ןshaletandominionשׇׁלְטָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dominion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7985empire (abstractly or concretely)dominion.עָלַ֔םalamfor everעָלַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “for ever”, the ordinary formH5957remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, foreverfor (n-)ever (lasting), old.וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּumalkhutehand kingdomמַלְכוּconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and kingdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5974{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}by, from, like, to(-ward), with.דָּ֥רdargenerationדָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “generation”, the ordinary formH1859an agegeneration.וְדָֽרvedarand generationדָּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and generation”, the ordinary formH1859an agegeneration.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-31) 'And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured Him that liveth for ever; for His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom from generation to generation;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes to the heavens have lifted up, and mine understanding unto me returneth, and the Most High I have blessed, and the Age-during Living One I have praised and honoured, whose dominion [is] a dominion age-during, and His kingdom with generation and generation;

World English Bible

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

Darby Translation

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto the heavens, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore I Nabuchodonosor do now praise, and magnify, and glorify the King of heaven: because all his works are true, and his ways judgments, and them that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

While the word was yet in the king's mouth, there came a voice from heaven, saying , To thee, king Nabuchodonosor, they say, The kingdom has departed from thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔτι τοῦ λόγου ἐν τῷ στόματι τοῦ βασιλέως ὄντος, φωνὴ ἀπʼ οὐρανοῦ ἐγένετο, σοὶ λέγουσι Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλεῦ, ἡ βασιλεία παρῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ,