King James Version

Daniel 7:18

But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

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וִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙viqablunand receiveקְבַלconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and receive”, an unfinished actionH6902to acquirereceive, take.מַלְכוּתָ֔אmalkhutakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.קַדִּישֵׁ֖יqadishesaintקַדִּישׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6922{sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary}holy (One), saint.עֶלְיוֹנִ֑יןelyoninMost highעֶלְיוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “Most high”, the ordinary formH5946the SupremeMost high.וְיַחְסְנ֤וּןveyachsenunand possessחֲסַןconjunction, verb, aphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and possess”, an unfinished actionH2631to hold in occupancypossess.מַלְכוּתָא֙malkhutakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.עַֽדaduntilעַדpreposition — “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.עָ֣לְמָ֔אalemafor 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.וְעַ֖דveadand untilעַדconjunction, preposition — “and 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.עָלַ֥םalamfor everעָלַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “for ever”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5957remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, foreverfor (n-)ever (lasting), old.עָלְמַיָּֽאalemayafor everעָלַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “for ever”, the definite formH5957remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, foreverfor (n-)ever (lasting), old.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

and receive the kingdom do the saints of the Most High, and they strengthen the kingdom unto the age, even unto the age of the ages.

World English Bible

But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’

Darby Translation

But the saints of the most high [places] shall receive the kingdom, and they shall possess the kingdom for ever, even to the ages of ages.

Douay-Rheims

But the saints of the most high God shall take the kingdom: and they shall possess the kingdom for ever and ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

which shall be taken away; and the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess it for ever and ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ παραλήψονται τὴν βασιλείαν ἅγιοι ὑψίστου, καὶ καθέξουσιν αὐτὴν ἕως αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων.