Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Great Tree
Daniel 4:16
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.
- KJV
- Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
- WEB
- Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him. Then let seven times pass over him. Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him. Then let seven times pass over him.
- ASV
- let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
- LSV
- his heart from man’s is changed, and the heart of a beast is given to him, and seven times pass over him;
- YLT
- his heart from man's is changed, and the heart of a beast is given to him, and seven times pass over him;
- DBY
- Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
- DRC4:13
- Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given him; and let seven times pass over him.
- GNV4:13
- Let his heart be changed from mans nature, and let a beasts heart be giuen vnto him, and let seuen times be passed ouer him.
- JPS4:13
- Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
- LXXE
- His heart shall be changed from that of man, and the heart of a wild beast shall be given to him; and seven times shall pass over him.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Leningrad Codex reads אֲנָושָׁ֣א; read aloud (Qere) reads אֲנָשָׁ֣א (“human the”).
- Written (Ketiv): אֱנוֹשָׁא. Read aloud (Qere): אֲנָשָׁ֣א (“human the”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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Original-language editions
- WLC4:13
- לִבְבֵהּ֙ מִן־אנושא יְשַׁנּ֔וֹן וּלְבַ֥ב חֵיוָ֖ה יִתְיְהִ֣ב לֵ֑הּ וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃KJV:Dan.4.16Read aloud as (qere): אֲנָשָׁ֣א
- LXX-Br
- Ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀλλοιωθήσεται, καὶ καρδία θηρίου δοθήσεται αὐτῷ, καὶ ἑπτὰ καιροὶ ἀλλαγήσονται ἐπʼ αὐτόν.
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- Daniel 4:23And 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, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the…
- Daniel 4:25You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you…
- Isaiah 6:10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Revelation 12:14But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
- Daniel 7:25He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
- Daniel 4:31–33While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you. You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts…
- Daniel 11:13For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
- Hebrews 1:11They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
- Mark 5:4–5Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him. Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept…
- Daniel 12:7And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and…
- Luke 8:27–29When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs. When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 4:13 in some Bibles
- 4:16 in most Bibles