Daniel 2:40 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 2:40 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּמַלְכוּ֙
malkûw
H4437
kingdom
רביעיה
rᵉbîyʻay
H7244
fourth
רְבִ֣יעָאָ֔ה
rᵉbîyʻay
H7244
fourth
תֶּהֱוֵ֥א
hâvâʼ
H1934
to become
תַקִּיפָ֖ה
taqqîyph
H8624
strength
כְּפַרְזְלָ֑א
parzel
H6523
iron
כָּל
kôl
H3606
all
קֳבֵ֗ל
qᵉbêl
H6903
before
דִּ֤י
dîy
H1768
which
פַרְזְלָא֙
parzel
H6523
iron
מְהַדֵּ֤ק
dᵉqaq
H1855
to shatter
וְחָשֵׁל֙
chăshal
H2827
to crush
כֹּ֔לָּא
kôl
H3606
all
וּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛א
parzel
H6523
iron
דִּֽי
dîy
H1768
which
מְרָעַ֥ע
rᵉʻaʻ
H7490
to crush
כָּל
kôl
H3606
all
אִלֵּ֖ין
ʼillêyn
H459
these
תַּדִּ֥ק
dᵉqaq
H1855
to shatter
וְתֵרֹֽעַ
rᵉʻaʻ
H7490
to crush
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World English Bible Public Domain
The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron crushes and shatters all things. And like iron that breaks into pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).