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Daniel 7:6

After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

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בָּאתַ֨רbatarafterאֲתַרpreposition — “after”H870a place; (adverb) afterafter, place.דְּנָ֜הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.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.הֲוֵ֗יתhaveytbecomeהָוָאverb, 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…וַאֲר֤וּvaarvand loאֲרוּconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H718lo!behold, lo.אָֽחֳרִי֙achoriotherאׇחֳרִיadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “other”, the ordinary formH317other(an-) other.כִּנְמַ֔רkinmaras leopardנְמַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as leopard”, the ordinary formH5245{a leopard (from its stripes)}leopard.וְלַ֨הּvelahand toוְלַ֨הּconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and to”and toגַּפִּ֥יןgapinwingגַּףnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “wing”, the ordinary formH1611a wingwing.אַרְבַּ֛עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH703{four}four.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.ע֖וֹףoffowlעוֹףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fowl”, the ordinary formH5776{a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively}fowl.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.גביהgvyhbackגַּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “back”, the definite formH1355{the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.}back.גַּבַּ֑הּgabahbackגַּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “back”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1355{the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.}back.וְאַרְבְּעָ֤הvearbeahand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH703{four}four.רֵאשִׁין֙reshinheadרֵאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “head”, the ordinary formH7217the head; figuratively, the sumchief, head, sum.לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔אlecheyvtato beastחֵיוָאpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “to beast”, the definite formH2423an animalbeast.וְשָׁלְטָ֖ןveshaletanand dominionשׇׁלְטָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and dominion”, the ordinary formH7985empire (abstractly or concretely)dominion.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)

After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the sides of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

Young’s Literal Translation

'After this I was seeing, and lo, another like a leopard, and it hath four wings of a fowl on its back, and four heads hath the beast, and dominion is given to it.

World English Bible

“After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The animal also had four heads; and dominion was given to it.

Darby Translation

After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, and it had four wings of a bird upon its back; and the beast had four heads; and dominion was given to it.

Douay-Rheims

After this I beheld, and lo, another like a leopard, and it had upon it four wings as of a fowl, and the beast had four heads, and power was given to it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the sides of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

After this one I looked, and behold another wild beast as a leopard, and it had four wings of a bird upon it: and the wild beast had four heads, and power was given to it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀπίσω τούτου ἐθεώρουν, καὶ ἰδοὺ θηρίον ἕτερον ὡσεὶ παρδάλις· καὶ αὐτῇ πτερὰ τέσσαρα πετεινοῦ ὑπεράνω αὐτῆς, καὶ τέσσαρες κεφαλαὶ τῷ θηρίῳ, καὶ ἐξουσία ἐδόθη αὐτῇ.