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Daniel 7:11

I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

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חָזֵ֣הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be wont”, a verb used as a describing wordH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.הֲוֵ֔יתhaveytbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “become”, a completed actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…בֵּאדַ֗יִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.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.קָל֙qalsoundקָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7032{a voice or sound}sound, voice.מִלַּיָּ֣אmilayacommandmentמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, determined, definite article — “commandment”, the definite formH4406a word, command, discourse, or subjectcommandment, matter, thing. word.רַבְרְבָתָ֔אravrevatagreatרַבְרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, determined, definite article — “great”, the definite formH7260huge (in size); domineering (in character)(very) great (things).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.קַרְנָ֖אqarnahornקֶרֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “horn”, the definite formH7162a horn (literally or for sound)horn, cornet.מְמַלֱּלָ֑הmemalelahspeakמְלַלverb, piel, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH4449to speaksay, speak(-ing).חָזֵ֣הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be wont”, a verb used as a describing wordH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.הֲוֵ֡יתhaveytbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “become”, a completed actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…עַד֩aduntilעַדpreposition — “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.דִּ֨יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.קְטִילַ֤תqetilatslayקְטַלverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “slay”, a completed actionH6992to killslay.חֵֽיוְתָא֙cheyvtabeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “beast”, the definite formH2423an animalbeast.וְהוּבַ֣דvehuvadand destroyאֲבַדconjunction, verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and destroy”, a completed actionH7{properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)}destroy, perish.גִּשְׁמַ֔הּgishmahbodyגֶּשֶׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, 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.וִיהִיבַ֖תvihivatand giveיְהַבconjunction, verb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and give”, a completed actionH3052{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.לִיקֵדַ֥תliqedatto burningיְקֵדָאpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to burning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3346a conflagrationburning.אֶשָּֽׁאeshaflameאֵשׁnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “flame”, the ordinary formH785{fire (literally or figuratively)}flame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke, I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake; I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

'I was seeing, then, because of the voice of the great words that the horn is speaking, I was seeing till that the beast is slain, and his body hath been destroyed, and given to the burning fire;

World English Bible

“I watched at that time because of the voice of the arrogant words which the horn spoke. I watched even until the animal was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.

Darby Translation

I beheld therefore, because of the voice of the great words that the horn spoke; I beheld till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given up to be burned with fire.

Douay-Rheims

I beheld because of the voice of the great words which that horn spoke: and I saw that the beast was slain, and the body thereof was destroyed, and given to the fire to be burnt:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke, I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which that horn spoke, until the wild beast was slain and destroyed, and his body given to be burnt with fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐθεώρουν τότε ἀπὸ φωνῆς τῶν λόγων τῶν μεγάλων, ὧν τὸ κέρας ἐκεῖνο ἐλάλει, ἕως ἀνῃρέθη τὸ θηρίον, καὶ ἀπώλετο, καὶ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἐδόθη εἰς καῦσιν πυρός.