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Daniel 4:17 — King James Version← Study notes

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.


Daniel 4:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Daniel 4:1712 words
HebrewMeaning
אִֽילָנָ/א֙ʾiylānāʾ
tree theadjH363
דִּ֣יdiy
whichadjH1768
as · for · now · of ···
חֲזַ֔יְתָḥăzayətā
you sawadjH2370
have · see · be wont
דִּ֥יdiy
whichadjH1768
as · for · now · of ···
רְבָ֖הrəbāh
it grew greatadjH7236
grow
וּ/תְקִ֑ףwtəqip
and it grew strongadjH8631
harden · be strong
וְ/רוּמֵ/הּ֙wərwmēh
and height itsadjH7314
יִמְטֵ֣אyiməṭēʾ
it reachedadjH4291
reach
לִ/שְׁמַיָּ֔/אlišəmayāʾ
to heavens theadjH8065
וַ/חֲזוֹתֵ֖/הּwaḥăzwōtēh
and the sight of itadjH2379
לְ/כָלləkāl
was to alladjH3606
any · + as · + be- cause · every ···
אַרְעָֽ/אʾarəʿāʾ
land theadjH772
interior
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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