DAN 2:38 Parallel Verse View

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2:38 Variant note: דארין: (x-qere) ’דָֽיְרִ֣ין’: lemma_1753 morph_AVqrmpa id_27T3v דָֽיְרִ֣ין

2:38 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

2:38 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT and wherever the sons of men dwell, the animals of the fields and the birds of the heavens, he has given them into your hand, and he has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.

UST He has caused you to be the ruler over all people, and even the animals and birds are controlled by you. So the head of the statue represents you.

BSB Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

OEB Over the whole world he has given into your power, people, the wild beasts and the birds, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.

WEBBE Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Wherever human beings, wild animals, and birds of the sky live – he has given them into your power. He has given you authority over them all. You are the head of gold.

LSV and wherever sons of men are dwelling, the beast of the field, and the bird of the heavens, He has given into your hand, and has caused you to rule over them all; you [are] this head of gold.

FBV He gave you control over all peoples,[fn] as well as the wild animals and birds. He made you ruler of all of them. You are the head of gold.

2:38 Literally, “wherever the sons of man dwell.”

T4T He has caused you to be the ruler over all people, and even the animals and birds are controlled by you. So the head of the statue represents you.

LEB and also human beings wherever they dwell,[fn] the animals of the field and the birds[fn] of heaven[fn]—he has given into your hand and made you ruler over all of them—you are the head of gold.

2:38 Literally “and into all that dwell sons of humankind”

2:38 Aramaic “bird”

2:38 Or “the sky”

BBE Wherever the children of men are living; into whose hands he has given the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven, and has made you ruler over them all, you are the head of gold.

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JPS and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowls of the heaven dwell, hath He given them into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all; thou art the head of gold.

ASV and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold.

DRA And all places wherein the children of men, and the beasts of the field do dwell: he hath also given the birds of the air into thy hand, and hath put all things under thy power: thou therefore art the head of gold.

YLT and whithersoever sons of men are dwelling, the beast of the field, and the fowl of the heavens, He hath given into thy hand, and hath caused thee to rule over them all; thou [art] this head of gold.

Drby and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.

RV and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold.

Wbstr And wherever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

KJB-1769 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
(And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath/has he given into thine/your hand, and hath/has made thee/you ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. )

KJB-1611 And wheresoeuer the children of men dwel, the beasts of the field, and the foules of the heauen hath he giuen into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler ouer them all: thou art this head of gold.
(And wheresoever the children of men dwel, the beasts of the field, and the fowls/birds of the heaven hath/has he given into thine/your hand, and hath/has made thee/you ruler over them all: thou/you art this head of gold.)

Bshps And in all places whersoeuer the children of men dwell, the beastes of the fielde, and the foules of the aire hath he geuen into thy hande, and hath made thee ruler in them all: thou art this head of golde.
(And in all places whersoeuer the children of men dwell, the beasts/animals of the field, and the fowls/birds of the air hath/has he given into thy/your hand, and hath/has made thee/you ruler in them all: thou/you art this head of gold.)

Gnva And in all places where the children of men dwell, the beasts of the fielde, and the foules of the heauen hath he giuen into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler ouer them al: thou art this heade of golde.
(And in all places where the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field, and the fowls/birds of the heaven hath/has he given into thine/your hand, and hath/has made thee/you ruler over them al: thou/you art this head of gold. )

Cvdl & hath delyuered the all thinges, that are amoge ye children off men: the beastes off the felde, ad the foules vnder the heaue, and geuen the dominion ouer them all. Thou art that golde heade.
(& hath/has delivered the all things, that are among ye/you_all children off men: the beasts/animals off the field, ad the fowls/birds under the heaven, and given the dominion over them all. Thou art that gold head.)

Wyc and he yaf in thin hond alle thingis, in whiche the sones of men, and the beestis of the feeld, and the briddis of the eir dwellen, and ordeynede alle thingis vndur thi lordschip; therfor thou art the goldun heed.
(and he gave in thin hand all things, in which the sons of men, and the beasts/animals of the field, and the birds of the eir dwellen, and ordained all things under thy/your lordschip; therefore thou/you art the golden heed.)

Luth und alles da Leute wohnen, dazu die Tiere auf dem Felde und die Vögel unter dem Himmel in deine Hände gegeben und dir über alles Gewalt verliehen hat. Du bist das güldene Haupt.
(and all/everything there Leute reside, in_addition the Tiere on to_him field and the Vögel under to_him heaven in your hands given and you/to_you above all/everything Gewalt verliehen has. You are the güldene head.)

ClVg et omnia, in quibus habitant filii hominum, et bestiæ agri: volucres quoque cæli dedit in manu tua, et sub ditione tua universa constituit: tu es ergo caput aureum.
(and everything, in to_whom habitant children of_men, and bestiæ agri: volucres too cæli he_gave in by_hand tua, and under ditione your universa constituit: you you_are therefore caput aureum. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Four World Empires

Two panoramic visions in Daniel present God’s sovereignty over history. Nebuchadnezzar had the first vision (ch 2), and Daniel had another like it (ch 7). In each of these visions, four of the kingdoms of the world are presented.

There have always been questions about the identities of the four empires, but historically there has also been considerable consensus. Hippolytus (AD 170–236), one of the early church fathers, identified the four kingdoms as Babylonia, Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome. The church father and historian Eusebius of Caesarea (AD 260–340) initially identified the first kingdom as Assyria (which once also controlled Babylon), but he later agreed with Hippolytus, as did most of the church fathers. Later, Jerome and Augustine accepted this same understanding, and conservative interpreters largely still agree.

In antiquity and in our era, some interpreters have argued that Greece is the fourth empire, treating Media and Persia as separate kingdoms. This interpretation is due in part to denying the possibility of prediction, assuming the book was written before the Roman Empire had arisen. But Media and Persia are usually regarded as one empire, and the Median kingdom had been mostly assimilated by the Persians by the time Cyrus II conquered Babylon in 539 BC.

Rome is then seen as the fourth kingdom, but the bestial, demonic, and inhumane characteristics of the vision extend beyond the historical Rome. The visions also represent a panorama of the whole world and its governments; all will be destroyed and replaced by the Kingdom of God, the “rock . . . cut from a mountain” (2:34). The metals of the statue become progressively less valuable in chapter 2, while the animal imagery of chapter 7 becomes more menacingly fierce, violent, and inhumane. These features represent a deterioration of human civilization across the centuries, even as the Kingdom of God grows in power and stature (2:35).

Passages for Further Study

Dan 2:1-49; 7:1-28

Parallel DAN 2:38