19. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 7:19:1 ⧉אֱדַ֗יִןedayinthen Daniel 7:19:2 ⧉צְבִית֙tsevitI desired Daniel 7:19:3 ⧉לְיַצָּבָ֔אleyatstsavato know Daniel 7:19:4 ⧉עַל־חֵֽיוְתָא֙alkhevtaabout the beast Daniel 7:19:5 ⧉רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אreviaitathe fourth Daniel 7:19:6 ⧉דִּֽי־הֲוָ֥תdihavatwhich was Daniel 7:19:7 ⧉שָֽׁנְיָ֖הshanyadifferent Daniel 7:19:8 ⧉מִן־כלהוןminkulohonfrom all of them Daniel 7:19:9 ⧉כָּלְּהֵ֑יןkallehenall {of them} Daniel 7:19:10 ⧉דְּחִילָ֣הdekhilaterrifying Daniel 7:19:11 ⧉יַתִּ֗ירָהyattiraexceedingly Daniel 7:19:12 ⧉שניהshaniyadifferent Daniel 7:19:13 ⧉שִׁנַּ֤הּshinnahits teeth Daniel 7:19:14 ⧉דִּֽיdiof Daniel 7:19:15 ⧉פַרְזֶל֙farzeliron Daniel 7:19:16 ⧉וְטִפְרַ֣יהּvetifrayaand its claws Daniel 7:19:17 ⧉דִּֽי־נְחָ֔שׁdinekhashof bronze Daniel 7:19:18 ⧉אָֽכְלָ֣הakhlait devoured Daniel 7:19:19 ⧉מַדֲּקָ֔הmaddakait crushed Daniel 7:19:20 ⧉וּשְׁאָרָ֖אushearaand what remained Daniel 7:19:21 ⧉בְּרַגְלַ֥יהּberaglayawith its feet Daniel 7:19:22 ⧉רָֽפְסָֽה׃rafsait trampled |
19. Formal Translation Then I desired to know about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly terrifying, whose teeth were of iron and whose claws were of bronze; it devoured, crushed, and trampled the rest with its feet. |
19. Dynamic Translation Then I wanted to understand the truth about the fourth beast that was unlike all the others—extremely frightening, with iron teeth and bronze claws—it ate, smashed, and stomped down whatever was left under its feet. |