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Daniel 2:38

Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

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ASV

and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold.

KJV

And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-and over allH3606 →
דִּ֣יdithatH1768 →
דָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rin[are] dwellingH1753 →
בְּֽנֵי־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1247 →
אֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'<the> humankindH606 →
חֵיוַ֨תchei.Vat[the] animal[s] ofH2423 →
בָּרָ֤אba.Ra'field theH1251 →
וְעוֹף־ve.'of-and [the] bird[s] ofH5776 →
שְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065 →
יְהַ֣בye.Havhe has givenH3052 →
בִּידָ֔ךְbi.Dakhin hand yourH3028 →
וְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְve.hash.le.Takhand he has made ruler youH7981 →
בְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbe.kha.le.Honover all of themH3606 →
אַנְתְּ'an.tahyouH607 →
ה֔וּאHu'[are] itH1932 →
רֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'head theH7217 →
דִּ֥יdiofH1768 →
דַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'<the> goldH1722 →

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Daniel 4:21–22whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—Psalms 50:10for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.Psalms 50:10–11for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.Deuteronomy 2:24“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.Jeremiah 27:5–7By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.Ezekiel 17:3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.Isaiah 14:4you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!Jeremiah 51:41How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!Jeremiah 51:7Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.Jeremiah 28:14For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”Daniel 11:11In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.Luke 22:19And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”1 Corinthians 10:4and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

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About Daniel

Daniel in the Lions' Den — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Daniel in the Lions' Den — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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