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Daniel 5:21

And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

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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.בְּנֵי֩benesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1123{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}child, son, young.אֲנָשָׁ֨אanashamanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “man”, the definite formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.טְרִ֜ידteriddriveטְרַדverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “drive”, a completed actionH2957to expeldrive.וְלִבְבֵ֣הּvelivvehand heartלְבַבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and heart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3825{the heart (as the most interior organ);}heart.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.חֵיוְתָ֣אcheyvtabeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “beast”, the definite formH2423an animalbeast.שויshvymake likeשְׁוָהverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “make like”, a completed actionH7739to resemblemake like.שַׁוִּ֗יְוshaviyvmake likeשְׁוָהverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “make like”, a completed actionH7739to resemblemake like.וְעִםveimand withעִםconjunction, preposition — “and 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.עֲרָֽדַיָּא֙aradayawild assעֲרָדnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “wild ass”, the definite formH6167an onagerwild ass.מְדוֹרֵ֔הּmedorehdwellingמְדוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dwelling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4070a dwellingdwelling.עִשְׂבָּ֤אisbamoth. See also H5906עָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “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.יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּyetaamunehfeedטְעַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “feed”, an unfinished actionH2939to taste; causatively to feedmake to eat, feed.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.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.יְדַ֗עyedaknowיְדַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.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.שַׁלִּ֞יטshalitcaptainשַׁלִּיטadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH7990mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premiercaptain, be lawful, rule(-r).אֱלָהָ֤אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.עליאlyhighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.עִלָּאָה֙ilaahhighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbemalkhutin kingdomמַלְכוּpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in kingdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.אֲנָשָׁ֔אanashamanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “man”, the definite formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.וּלְמַןulemanand to whatמָןconjunction, preposition, pronoun, indefinite, 3rd person, common, singular — “and to what”H4479who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)what, who(-msoever, [phrase] -so).דִּ֥יdithatדִּיpronoun, indefinite, 3rd person, common, singular — “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.יִצְבֵּ֖הyitsbehwillצְבָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “will”, an unfinished actionH6634to pleasewill, would.יְהָקֵ֥יםyehaqeymriseקוּםverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).עליהlyhagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd 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.עֲלַֽהּalahagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; until he knew that God Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that He setteth up over it whomsoever He will.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts’, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the Most High God ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will.

Young’s Literal Translation

and from the sons of men he is driven, and his heart with the beasts hath been like, and with the wild asses [is] his dwelling; the herb like oxen they cause him to eat, and by the dew of the heavens is his body wet, till that he hath known that God Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and whom He willeth He raiseth up over it.

World English Bible

He was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals’, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whomever he will.

Darby Translation

and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruleth over the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

Douay-Rheims

And he was driven out from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses, and he did eat grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till he knew that the most High ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he will set over it whomsoever it shall please him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he was driven forth from men; and his heart was given him after the nature of wild beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; and they fed him with grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the most high God is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whomsoever he shall please.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐξεδιώχθη, καὶ ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν θηρίων ἐδόθη, καὶ μετὰ τῶν ὀνάγρων ἡ κατοικία αὐτοῦ, καὶ χόρτον ὡς βοῦν ἐψώμιζον αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἐβάφη, ἕως οὗ ἔγνω ὅτι κυριεύει ὁ Θεὸς ὕψιστος τῆς βασιλείας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ᾧ ἂν δόξῃ δώσει αὐτήν.