23. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 7:23:1 ⧉כֵּן֮kenthus Daniel 7:23:2 ⧉אֲמַר֒amarhe said Daniel 7:23:3 ⧉חֵֽיוְתָא֙kheyevetathe beast Daniel 7:23:4 ⧉רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אreviaitathe fourth Daniel 7:23:5 ⧉מַלְכ֤וּmalkhua kingdom Daniel 7:23:6 ⧉רביעיאreviyafourth Daniel 7:23:7 ⧉רְבִיעָאָה֙reviaafourth Daniel 7:23:8 ⧉תֶּהֱוֵ֣אteheveshall be Daniel 7:23:9 ⧉בְאַרְעָ֔אbearaon the earth Daniel 7:23:10 ⧉דִּ֥יdiwhich Daniel 7:23:11 ⧉תִשְׁנֵ֖אtishneshall be different Daniel 7:23:12 ⧉מִן־כָּל־מַלְכְוָתָ֑אminkolmalkhevatafrom all the kingdoms Daniel 7:23:13 ⧉וְתֵאכֻל֙vetekhuland it shall devour Daniel 7:23:14 ⧉כָּל־אַרְעָ֔אkolarathe whole earth Daniel 7:23:15 ⧉וּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּutedushinnaand it shall trample it Daniel 7:23:16 ⧉וְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃vetadkinnaand it shall crush it |
23. Formal Translation Thus he said, “The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.” |
23. Dynamic Translation He said, “The fourth beast stands for a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth, distinct from every other kingdom. It will devour the entire world, trample it down, and crush it.” |