Simple verse list for DAN 4:23

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Original DAN 4:20: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Then the king saw a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump and the roots in the ground, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the countryside, and let him be wet with the dew, and let him live with the animals of the fields until seven periods of time pass over him.’

OET-LV (DAN 4:20) [fn] And_that Oh/the_king he _saw a _watcher and_a _holy_one coming _down from the_heavens and_saying(ms) cut _down the_tree and_destroy_it nevertheless the _stump _of its _roots in_the_ground leave and_with_a _fetter of iron and_bronze in_the_grass of the_field and_with_the _dew _of the_heavens let _it _become _wet and_be_with the _animal[s]_of the _field portion _of_its until that seven times they _will _pass over_it.

ULT And that the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and with a band of iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the heavens, and let its portion be with the beast of the field until that seven times pass over him,’

UST But in your dream, you saw a holy angel coming down from heaven. That angel said, ‘Cut down that tree so that it does not keep growing! But leave the stump of the tree with its roots in the ground where grass grows. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump to protect it from splitting. Let the dew that forms from the air keep it damp. Make the person whom that tree represents eat what wild animals do for seven years.’

BSB & MSB And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ⇔ ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, ⇔ but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, ⇔ with a band of iron and bronze [around it], ⇔ in the tender grass of the field. ⇔ Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, ⇔ and graze with the beasts of the field ⇔ till seven times pass him by.’

OEB Mapped passage is not available in this edition.

WEBBE & WMBB “Whereas the king saw a holy watcher coming down from the sky and saying, ‘Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him.’

NET As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him’ –

LSV and that which the king has seen—a sifter, even a holy one, coming down from the heavens, and he has said, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens it is wet, and with the beast of the field [is] his portion, until seven times pass over him.

FBV Then Your Majesty saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven who said, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump and its roots in the ground, and bind it with iron and bronze, surrounded by the new grass of the field. Let him become soaked with the dew of heaven and let him live with the animals outside in the undergrowth. Let his mind become like that of an animal. Let him be like this for seven times.’

T4T Then you saw a holy angel coming down from heaven. That angel said, ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Strip/Shake off all of its leaves, and scatter its fruit. But leave the stump of the tree and its roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump and allow it to stay there with grass around it. Each morning cause the dew from the sky to make this man, who was represented by the tree, damp. Cause him to live in the fields with the animals for seven years.’

LEB And inasmuch that the king saw the watcher, a holy one coming down from heaven[fn] and he said, “Cut down the tree and destroy it, but the stump of its root in the earth leave with a band of iron and bronze in the grass of the field, and let it be watered with the dew of heaven and let his lot be with the animals of the field _⌊until seven times have passed over him_⌋.”[fn]

BBE And as for the vision which the king saw of a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven, saying, Let the tree be cut down and given to destruction;

Moff end. The king saw one of the angel-guard coming down from heaven and saying, “Hew the tree down and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, among the soft grass of the field, with a band of iron and bronze round it, let the dews of heaven drench it—and let him share the food of animals, till seven years pass over him”?

JPS (DAN 4:20) (4-17) The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

ASV And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

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YLT and that which the king hath seen — a sifter, even a holy one, coming down from the heavens, and he hath said, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens it is wet, and with the beast of the field [is] his portion, till that seven times pass over him.

Drby And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:

RV And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
(And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts/animals of the field, till seven times pass over him;)

SLT And that the king saw a watcher and a holy one came down from the heavens, and said, Hew down the tree and destroy it; but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and with a band of iron and brass in the tender grass of the open field; and with the dew of the heavens it shall be wet, and with the beasts of the open field its portion, even till seven times shall pass over him;

Wbstr And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let its portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times shall pass over him;

KJB-1769 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
(And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts/animals of the field, till seven times pass over him;)

KJB-1611 And whereas the King saw a watcher, and an holy one comming downe from heauen, and saying, Hew the tree downe, and destroy it, yet leaue the stumpe of the rootes thereof in the earth, euen with a band of yron and brasse in the tender grasse of the field, and let it be wet with the dewe of heauen, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seuen times passe ouer him:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps But wheras the king saw a watcher, and a holy one that came downe from heauen, and sayd, Hewe downe the tree, & destroy it, yet leaue the stumpe of the rootes therof in the earth, and with a band of iron & brasse binde it among the grasse of the fielde, & let it be wet with the dewe of the heauen, and let his portion be with the beastes of the fielde, till seuen times passe ouer him:
(But whereas the king saw a watcher, and a holy one that came down from heaven, and said, Hew/chop down the tree, and destroy it, yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, and with a band of iron and brass bind it among the grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts/animals of the field, till seven times pass over him:)

Gnva Where as they sayd, that one should leaue the stumpe of the tree rootes, thy kingdome shall remaine vnto thee: after that, thou shalt knowe, that the heauens haue the rule.
(Where as they said, that one should leave the stump of the tree roots, thy/your kingdom shall remain unto thee/you: after that, thou/you shalt/shall know, that the heavens have the rule.)

Cvdl But where as the kynge sawe a watcher euen an holy angel, that came downe from heauen, and sayde: hew downe the tre, and destroye it: yet leaue the groun of the rote in the earth, and bynde him vpon the playne felde with cheynes off yron and stele: He shall be wet with the dew off heauen, and his parte shalbe with the beestes of the felde, till seuen yeares be come and gone vpon him:
(But where as the king saw a watcher even an holy angel, that came down from heaven, and said: hew down the tree, and destroy it: yet leave the ground of the root in the earth, and bind him upon the plain field with chains off iron and stele: He shall be wet with the dew off heaven, and his part shall be with the beasts/animals of the field, till seven years be come and gone upon him:)

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Luth (DAN 4:20) Daß aber der König einen heiligen Wächter gesehen hat vom Himmel herabfahren und sagen: Hauet den Baum um und verderbet ihn, doch den Stock mit seinen Wurzeln laßt in der Erde bleiben; er aber soll in eisernen und ehernen Ketten auf dem Felde im Grase gehen und unter dem Tau des Himmels liegen und naß werden und sich mit den Tieren auf dem Felde weiden, bis über ihm sieben Zeiten um sind:
(That but the/of_the king a holy watchman/keeper seen has from_the heaven descend and say: Hew/strike the tree around/by/for and corrupted him/it, though/but the Stock with his roots(n) let in the/of_the earth/land/ground remain/stay; he but should in iron and brazen chains on/in/to to_him field in_the grass go and under to_him dew the heavens lie/lay and wet become and itself/yourself/themselves with the animals on/in/to to_him field graze, until above him seven times/periods around/by/for are:)

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UHB 20 וְ⁠דִ֣י חֲזָ֣ה מַלְכָּ֡⁠א עִ֣יר וְ⁠קַדִּ֣ישׁ נָחִ֣ת ׀ מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֡⁠א וְ⁠אָמַר֩ גֹּ֨דּוּ אִֽילָנָ֜⁠א וְ⁠חַבְּל֗וּ⁠הִי בְּרַ֨ם עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֨וֹ⁠הִי֙ בְּ⁠אַרְעָ֣⁠א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ וּ⁠בֶ⁠אֱסוּר֙ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֣ל וּ⁠נְחָ֔שׁ בְּ⁠דִתְאָ֖⁠א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑⁠א וּ⁠בְ⁠טַ֧ל שְׁמַיָּ֣⁠א יִצְטַבַּ֗ע וְ⁠עִם־חֵיוַ֤ת בָּרָ⁠א֙ חֲלָקֵ֔⁠הּ עַ֛ד דִּֽי־שִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹ⁠הִי׃ ‡

BrLXX (DNG 4:23) Καὶ ὅτι εἶδεν ὁ βασιλεὺς εἲρ, καὶ ἅγιον καταβαίνοντα ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἐκτίλατε τὸ δένδρον, καὶ διαφθείρατε αὐτὸ, πλὴν τὴν φυὴν τῶν ῥιζῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ γῇ ἐάσατε, καὶ ἐν δεσμῷ σιδηρῷ καὶ ἐν χαλκῷ, καὶ ἐν τῇ χλόῃ τῇ ἔξω, καὶ ἐν τῇ δρόσῳ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ αὐλισθήσεται, καὶ μετὰ θηρίων ἀγρίων ἡ μερὶς αὐτοῦ, ἕως οὗ ἑπτὰ καιροὶ ἀλλοιωθῶσιν ἐπʼ αὐτόν·

BrTr (DNG 4:23) And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and he said, Strip the tree, and destroy it; only leave the stump of its roots in the ground, and bind it with a band of iron and brass; and it shall lie in the grass that is without, and in the dew of heaven, and its portion shall be with wild beasts, until seven times have passed over it;