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Daniel Interprets the Dream

Daniel 2:39

In 11 translations

BSB
But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
KJV
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
WEB
“After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth. “After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and a third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
ASV
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
LSV
And after you another kingdom arises lower than those, and another third kingdom of bronze, that rules over all the earth.
YLT
And after thee doth rise up another kingdom lower than those, and another third kingdom of brass, that doth rule overall the earth.
DBY
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; then another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
DRC
And after thee shall rise up another kingdom, inferior to thee, of silver: and another third kingdom of brass, which shall rule over all the world.
GNV
And after thee shall rise another kingdome, inferiour to thee, of siluer, and another third kingdome shalbe of brasse, which shall beare rule ouer all the earth.
JPS
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
LXXE
Thou art the head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and a third kingdom which is the brass, which shall have dominion over all the earth;

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Leningrad Codex reads תְלִיתָיאָ֤; read aloud (Qere) reads תְלִיתָאָ֤ה (“third”).
  • Written (Ketiv): תְלִיתָיָא. Read aloud (Qere): תְלִיתָאָ֤ה (“third”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
וּבָתְרָ֗ךְ תְּק֛וּם מַלְכ֥וּ אָחֳרִ֖י ארעא מִנָּ֑ךְ וּמַלְכ֨וּ תליתיא אָחֳרִי֙ דִּ֣י נְחָשָׁ֔א דִּ֥י תִשְׁלַ֖ט בְּכָל־אַרְעָֽא׃Read aloud as (qere): אֲרַעWLC has this word divided as ארעא.BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.Read aloud as (qere): תְלִיתָאָ֤ה
LXX-Br
Καὶ ὀπίσω σου ἀναστήσεται βασιλεία ἑτέρα ἥττων σου, καὶ βασιλεία τρίτη, ἥτις ἐστὶν ὁ χαλκὸς, ἣ κυριεύσει πάσης τῆς γῆς,

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  • Daniel 5:28–31PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.” Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the…
  • Isaiah 44:28–45:5who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
  • Daniel 2:32The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
  • Daniel 8:3–14Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later. I saw the ram charging toward the west and the…
  • Daniel 10:20“Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
  • Daniel 8:20The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
  • Zechariah 6:3the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
  • Zechariah 6:6The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”
  • Daniel 7:5–7Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’ Next, as I…
  • Daniel 7:23This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.
  • Daniel 11:2–20Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of…

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