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Daniel 7:5

And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

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וַאֲר֣וּvaarvand loאֲרוּconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H718lo!behold, lo.חֵיוָה֩cheyvahbeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “beast”, the ordinary formH2423an animalbeast.אָחֳרִ֨יachoriotherאׇחֳרִיadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “other”, the ordinary formH317other(an-) other.תִנְיָנָ֜הtinyanahsecondתִּנְיָןadjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “second”, the ordinary formH8578secondsecond.דָּמְיָ֣הdameyahbe likeדְּמָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be like”, a verb used as a describing wordH1821to resemblebe like.לְדֹ֗בledovto bearדֹּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to bear”, the ordinary formH1678{the bear (as slow)}bear.וְלִשְׂטַרvelistarand to sideשְׁטַרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to side”, the ordinary formH7859a sideside.חַד֙chadfirstחַדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH2298as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at oncea, first, one, together.הֳקִמַ֔תhoqimatriseקוּםverb, 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).וּתְלָ֥תutelatand thirdתְּלָתconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “and third”, the ordinary formH8532three or thirdthird, three.עִלְעִ֛יןilinribעֲלַעnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “rib”, the ordinary formH5967a ribrib.בְּפֻמַּ֖הּbefumahin mouthפֻּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6433the mouth (literally or figuratively)mouth.בֵּ֣יןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H997{between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or}among, between.שניהshnyhtoothשֵׁןnoun, common, feminine, plural, determined, definite article — “tooth”, the definite formH8128a toothtooth.שִׁנַּ֑הּshinahtoothשֵׁןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “tooth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8128a toothtooth.וְכֵן֙vekhenand thusכֵּןconjunction, adverb — “and thus”H3652sothus.אָמְרִ֣יןamerinsayאֲמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.לַ֔הּlahtoלַ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toק֥וּמִֽיqumiriseקוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “rise”, a commandH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).אֲכֻ֖לִיakhulieatאֲכַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, a commandH399{to eat (literally or figuratively)}[phrase] accuse, devour, eat.בְּשַׂ֥רbesarfleshבְּשַׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flesh”, the ordinary formH1321{flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman}flesh.שַׂגִּֽיאsagiexceedingשַׂגִּיאadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “exceeding”, the ordinary formH7690large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was said thus unto it: 'Arise, devour much flesh.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Young’s Literal Translation

And lo, another beast, a second, like to a bear, and to the same authority it hath been raised, and three ribs [are] in its mouth, between its teeth, and thus they are saying to it, Rise, consume much flesh.

World English Bible

“Behold, there was another animal, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said this to it: ‘Arise! Devour much flesh!’

Darby Translation

And behold, another beast, a second, like unto a bear, and it raised up itself on one side; and [it had] three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and they said thus unto it: Arise, devour much flesh.

Douay-Rheims

And behold another beast like a bear stood up on one side: and there were three rows in the mouth thereof, and in the teeth thereof, and thus they said to it: Arise, devour much flesh.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And, behold, a second beast like a bear, and it supported itself on one side, and there were three ribs in its mouth, between its teeth: and thus they said to it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἰδοὺ θηρίον δεύτερον ὅμοιον ἄρκτῳ, καὶ εἰς μέρος ἓν ἐστάθη, καὶ τρεῖς πλευραὶ ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῆς, ἀναμέσον τῶν ὀδόντων αὐτῆς· καὶ οὕτως ἔλεγον αὐτῇ, ἀνάστηθι, φάγε σάρκας πολλάς.