King James Version

Daniel 4:35

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:32.

וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.דאריdrydwellדּוּרverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH1753to residedwell.דָּיְרֵ֤יdayeredwellדּוּרverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH1753to residedwell.אַרְעָא֙araearthאֲרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “earth”, the definite formH772the earth; by implication (figuratively) lowearth, interior.כְּלָ֣הkelahas or evenלָאpreposition, particle, negative — “as or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.חֲשִׁיבִ֔יןchashivinreputeחֲשַׁבverb, qal passive, passive participle, absolute — “repute”, a verb used as a describing wordH2804to regardrepute.וּֽכְמִצְבְּיֵ֗הּukhemitsbeyehand as willצְבָאconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as will”, the to-form of the verbH6634to pleasewill, would.עָבֵד֙aveddoעֲבַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.בְּחֵ֣ילbecheylin armyחַיִלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2429an army, or strengthaloud, army, [idiom] most (mighty), power.שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, 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.ודאריvdryand dwellדּוּרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH1753to residedwell.וְדָיְרֵ֖יvedayereand dwellדּוּרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH1753to residedwell.אַרְעָ֑אaraearthאֲרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “earth”, the definite formH772the earth; by implication (figuratively) lowearth, interior.וְלָ֤אvelaand or evenלָאconjunction, particle, negative — “and or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.אִיתַי֙itaythere isאִיתַיparticle, affirmation — “there is”H383properly, entity; used only as aparticle of affirmation, there isart thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), [idiom] we will not.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.יְמַחֵ֣אyemachehangמְחָאverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hang”, an unfinished actionH4223to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impalehang, smite, stay.בִידֵ֔הּvidehin handיַדpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3028{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}hand, power.וְיֵ֥אמַרveyemarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, an unfinished actionH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.לֵ֖הּlehtoלֵ֖הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toמָ֥הmahhow greatמָהpronoun, interrogative, both genders, singular — “how great”H4101{properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.עֲבַֽדְתְּavadtedoעֲבַדverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-32) And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and He doeth according to His will in the host of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him: What doest Thou?

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American Standard Version (1901)

and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

Young’s Literal Translation

and all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done?

World English Bible

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”

Darby Translation

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the wild beasts of the field, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox: and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων σε ἐκδιώκουσι, καὶ μετὰ θηρίων ἀγρίων ἡ κατοικία σου, καὶ χόρτον ὡς βοῦν ψωμιοῦσί σε, καὶ ἑπτὰ καιροὶ ἀλλαγήσονται ἐπὶ σὲ, ἕως γνῷς ὅτι κυριεύει ὁ ὕψιστος τῆς βασιλείας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ᾧ ἂν δόξῃ δώσει αὐτήν.