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Daniel 7:23

Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

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כֵּן֮kenthusכֵּןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “thus”, the ordinary formH3652sothus.אֲמַר֒amarsayאֲמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.חֵֽיוְתָא֙cheyvtabeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “beast”, the definite formH2423an animalbeast.רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אreviayetafourthרְבִיעַיadjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “fourth”, the definite formH7244{fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth}fourth.מַלְכ֤וּmalkhvkingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “kingdom”, the ordinary formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.רביעיאrvyyfourthרְבִיעַיadjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “fourth”, the definite formH7244{fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth}fourth.רְבִיעָאָה֙reviaahfourthרְבִיעַיadjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “fourth”, the definite formH7244{fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth}fourth.תֶּהֱוֵ֣אtehevebecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “become”, an unfinished 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…בְאַרְעָ֔אvearain earthאֲרַעpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “in earth”, the definite formH772the earth; by implication (figuratively) lowearth, interior.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.תִשְׁנֵ֖אtishnealterשְׁנָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “alter”, an unfinished actionH8133{to alter}alter, change, (be) diverse.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.כָּלkalallכֹּלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “all”, an unfinished actionH3606{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.מַלְכְוָתָ֑אmalkhevatakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, plural, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.וְתֵאכֻל֙vetekhuland eatאֲכַלconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and eat”, an unfinished actionH399{to eat (literally or figuratively)}[phrase] accuse, devour, eat.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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.אַרְעָ֔אaraearthאֲרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “earth”, the definite formH772the earth; by implication (figuratively) lowearth, interior.וּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּutedushinahand tread downדּוּשׁconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and tread down”, an unfinished actionH1759to trampletread down.וְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּvetadqinahand break to piecesדְּקַקconjunction, verb, aphel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and break to pieces”, an unfinished actionH1855to crumble or (trans.) crushbreak to pieces.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Thus he said: The fourth beast is the fourth kingdom in the earth, that is diverse from all kingdoms, and it consumeth all the earth, and treadeth it down, and breaketh it small.

World English Bible

“So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will tread it down and break it in pieces.

Darby Translation

He said thus: The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon the earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

Douay-Rheims

And thus he said: The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be greater than all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on the earth, which shall excel all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and trample and destroy it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε, τὸ θηρίον τὸ τέταρτον, βασιλεία τετάρτη ἔσται ἐν τῇ γῇ, ἥτις ὑπερέξει πάσας τὰς βασιλείας, καὶ καταφάγεται πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν, καὶ συμπατήσει αὐτὴν καὶ κατακόψει.