King James Version

Daniel 7:4

The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.

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קַדְמָיְתָ֣אqadmayetafirstקַדְמַיadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “first”, the definite formH6933firstfirst.כְאַרְיֵ֔הkhearyehas lionאַרְיֵהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as lion”, the ordinary formH744{a lion}lion.וְגַפִּ֥יןvegapinand wingגַּףconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “and wing”, the ordinary formH1611a wingwing.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.נְשַׁ֖רneshareagleנְשַׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “eagle”, the ordinary formH5403an eagleeagle.לַ֑הּlahtoלַ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toחָזֵ֣הchazehbe 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.דִּיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.מְּרִ֨יטוּmeritvbe pluckedמְרַטverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be plucked”, a completed actionH4804to pull offbe plucked.גַפַּ֜יהּgapayhwingגַּףnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “wing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1611a wingwing.וּנְטִ֣ילַתunetilatand take upנְטַלconjunction, verb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take up”, a completed actionH5191to raisetake up.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.אַרְעָ֗אaraearthאֲרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “earth”, the definite formH772the earth; by implication (figuratively) lowearth, interior.וְעַלvealand againstעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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.רַגְלַ֨יִן֙raglayinfootרְגַלnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “foot”, the ordinary formH7271{a foot, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda}foot.כֶּאֱנָ֣שׁkeenashas manאֱנָשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as man”, the ordinary formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.הֳקִימַ֔תhoqimatriseקוּםverb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “rise”, a completed 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).וּלְבַ֥בulevavand heartלְבַבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and heart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3825{the heart (as the most interior organ);}heart.אֱנָ֖שׁenashmanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.יְהִ֥יבyehivgiveיְהַבverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH3052{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.לַֽהּlahtoלַֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings; I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon two feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man; and a man’s heart was given to it.

Young’s Literal Translation

The first [is] like a lion, and it hath an eagle's wings. I was seeing till that its wings have been plucked, and it hath been lifted up from the earth, and on feet as a man it hath been caused to stand, and a heart of man is given to it.

World English Bible

“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet as a man. A man’s heart was given to it.

Darby Translation

The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till its wings were plucked; and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

Douay-Rheims

The first was like a lioness, and had the wings of an eagle: I beheld till her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and stood upon her feet as a man, and the heart of a man was given to her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The first was as a lioness, and her wings as an eagle's: I beheld until her wings were plucked, and she was lifted off from the earth, and she stood on human feet, and a man's heart was given to her.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὸ πρῶτον ὡσεὶ λέαινα, καὶ πτερὰ αὐτῆς ὡς ἀετοῦ· ἐθεώρουν ἕως οὗ ἐξετίλη τὰ πτερὰ αὐτῆς· καὶ ἐξῄρθη ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐπὶ ποδῶν ἀνθρώπου ἐστάθη, καὶ καρδία ἀνθρώπου ἐδόθη αὐτῇ.