Daniel Interprets the Dream
Daniel 2:42
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
- KJV
- And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.broken: or, brittle
- WEB
- As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong, and partly brittle.
- ASV
- And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
- LSV
- As for the toes of the feet, part of them iron, and part of them clay: some part of the kingdom is strong, and some part of it is brittle.
- YLT
- As to the toes of the feet, part of them iron, and part of them clay: some part of the kingdom is strong, and some part of it is brittle.
- DBY
- And [as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
- DRC
- And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
- GNV
- And as the toes of the feete were parte of yron, and parte of clay, so shall the kingdome be partly strong, and partly broken.
- JPS
- And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so part of the kingdom shall be strong, and part thereof broken.
- LXXE
- And whereas the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of earthenware, part of the kingdom shall be strong, and part of it shall be broken.
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Where the editions differ
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- Written (Ketiv): מִנְּהוֹן (“some of them”). Read aloud (Qere): מִנְּהֵ֥ין (“some of them”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
- Written (Ketiv): וּמִנְּהוֹן (“and some of them”). Read aloud (Qere): וּמִנְּהֵ֣ין (“and some of them”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Leningrad Codex reads מִנְּהֵ֥ון; read aloud (Qere) reads מִנְּהֵ֥ין (“some of them”).
- Leningrad Codex reads וּמִנְּהֵ֣ון; read aloud (Qere) reads וּמִנְּהֵ֣ין (“and some of them”).
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
- וְאֶצְבְּעָת֙ רַגְלַיָּ֔א מנהון פַּרְזֶ֖ל ומנהון חֲסַ֑ף מִן־קְצָ֤ת מַלְכוּתָא֙ תֶּהֱוֵ֣ה תַקִּיפָ֔ה וּמִנַּ֖הּ תֶּהֱוֵ֥ה תְבִירָֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): מִנְּהֵ֥יןRead aloud as (qere): וּמִנְּהֵ֣ין
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ οἱ δάκτυλοι τῶν ποδῶν μέρος μέν τι σιδηροῦν, μέρος δέ τι ὀστράκινον, μέρος τι τῆς βασιλείας ἔσται ἰσχυρὸν, καὶ ἀπʼ αὐτῆς ἔσται συντριβόμενον.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
ShadrachAbed-NegoNebuchadnezzar; NebuchadrezzarAramaic; Aramaic LanguageDream; DreamerNebuchadnezzarMetalsDaniel, Book ofLanguages of the Old TestamentPersia
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Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 13:1Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
- Daniel 7:24And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.
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