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Daniel Interprets the Second Dream

Daniel 4:20

In 11 translations

BSB
The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,
KJV
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
WEB
The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the sky and its sight to all the earth; The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and its sight to all the earth;
ASV
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
LSV
The tree that you have seen, that has become great and strong, and its height reaches to the heavens, and its vision to all the land,
YLT
The tree that thou hast seen, that hath become great and strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to all the land,
DBY
The tree that thou sawest, which grew and was strong, whose height reached unto the heavens, and the sight of it to all the earth;
DRC4:17
The tree which thou sawest which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all tire earth:
GNV4:17
The tree that thou sawest, which was great and mightie, whose height reached vnto the heauen, and the sight thereof through all the world,
JPS4:17
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
LXXE
The tree which thou sawest, that grew large and strong, whose height reached to the sky and its extent to all the earth;

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Original-language editions

WLC4:17
אִֽילָנָא֙ דִּ֣י חֲזַ֔יְתָ דִּ֥י רְבָ֖ה וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ לְכָל־אַרְעָֽא׃KJV:Dan.4.20
LXX-Br
Τὸ δένδρον ὃ εἶδες τὸ μεγαλυνθὲν καὶ τὸ ἰσχυκὸς, οὗ τὸ ὓψος ἔφθανεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὸ κῦτος αὐτοῦ εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν,

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  • Daniel 4:10–12In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great. The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was…
  • Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
  • Ezekiel 31:16I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were…

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  • 4:17 in some Bibles
  • 4:20 in most Bibles

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