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The tree

אִֽילָנָא֙

(’î·lā·nā)

Noun - masculine singular determinate



A tree

you saw,

חֲזַ֔יְתָ

(ḥă·zay·ṯā)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular



To gaze upon, mentally to dream, be usual

which

דִּ֣י

(dî)

Pronoun - relative



Who, which, that, because

grew large

רְבָ֖ה

(rə·ḇāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular



To grow great

and strong,

וּתְקִ֑ף

(ū·ṯə·qip̄)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular



To become, mighty, obstinate

whose top

וְרוּמֵהּ֙

(wə·rū·mêh)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular



Altitude

reached

יִמְטֵ֣א

(yim·ṭê)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular



To arrive, extend, happen

the sky

לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א

(liš·may·yā)

Preposition-l | Noun - mdd



The sky

and was visible

וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ

(wa·ḥă·zō·w·ṯêh)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular



Sight, visibility

to all

לְכָל־

(lə·ḵāl)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct



The whole, all, any, every

the earth,

אַרְעָֽא׃

(’ar·‘ā)

Noun - feminine singular determinate



The earth, low

(20) It should be noticed that both in this and in the following verse the description of the tree given in Daniel 4:11-12 is curtailed. It was observed that, on the contrary, there was an expansion of details in the interpretation of the former dream. (See Note on Daniel 4:23 .)

Verses 20-22.

The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, an the sight thereof to all the earth; whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: it is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth

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. The Septuagint Version here differs very considerably in wording from the above, but not in sense, "Thou, O king, art this tree planted in the earth, the appearance of which was great, and all the birds of the heaven made their nests in it: the strength of the earth and of the nations, and of all tongues to the ends of the earth, and all the provinces () serve thee. And that tree was exalted and neared the heaven, and its breadth () touched the clouds. Thou, O king, wast exalted above all men that are upon the face of the whole earth, and thine heart has been [literally, 'was'] lifted up with pride and strength over those things which pertain to the Holy One and his angels, and thy works are manifest, because thou hast laid waste the house of the living God on account of the sins of the consecrated people." The latter portion of this contains plain evidence of interpolation. Had there been anything of that sort in the original Daniel, it would not have disappeared from the Massoretic text. This addition reveals the mental attitude of the Jews of the Maccabean period to foreign oppressors. The fact that the whole atmosphere of the primitive Daniel differs so much from this is an indirect evidence of its genuineness. If one looks at the Septuagint rendering of these three verses, there seem evidences of an early origin. The first verse is clearly an instance in which the text behind the Septuagint is superior to that of the Massoretic; the latter is obviously filled out from ver. 11. The statement of Nebuchadnezzar's greatness in ver. 22 (14 Septuagint, 18 Massoretic) may be somewhat the result of paraphrase. The fifteenth verse, according to the LXX., which is paralleled by Tischeudorf with ver. 19 of the Massoretic, is really another version of the preceding verses, probably slightly modified to give the resulting text the appearance of being continuous. Theodotion bears a very close resemblance to the Massoretic text, only he has, "breadth," instead of. The Peshitta differs but little, though still a little, from the Massoretic text. Instead of rendering, "meat for all," it has, "for all flesh." According to both recensions of the text, Daniel repeats, either in substance or with verbal exactness, the description Nebuchadnezzar had himself given of the tree of his vision, but applies it to the monarch. To us the terms of the description of Nebuchadnezzar's power are exaggerated; but we must bear in mind that the manners of an Oriental court are different from those of Western nations. It is not unlike the boastful language of Nebuchadnezzar in the Standard Inscription. The monarch's dominion was vast, but it had been given him, and that he did not recognize, and hence the judgment that came upon him.Alphabetical: all and became earth grew height its large reached saw sky strong that The to top touching tree visible was which whole whose with you