Daniel 2:38New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— and wherever the sons of men dwell, [or] the beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given [them] into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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 to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And wherever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou [art] this head of gold.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and, wheresoever the sons of men do dwell, the wild beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou, art the head of gold.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and whithersoever sons of men are dwelling, the beast of the field, and the fowl of the heavens, He hath given into thy hand, and hath caused thee to rule over them all; thou [art] this head of gold.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And all places wherein the children of men, and the beasts of the field do dwell: he hath also given the birds of the air into thy hand, and hath put all things under thy power: thou, therefore, art the head of gold.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And in all places where the children of men dwell, the beasts of the fielde, and the foules of the heauen hath he giuen into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler ouer them al: thou art this heade of golde.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And wheresoeuer the children of men dwel, the beasts of the field, and the foules of the heauen hath he giuen into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler ouer them all: thou [art] this head of gold.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And every country in which men dwell, the fowls of the air and the beasts of the field, he has placed under your authority, and has made you ruler over them all. You are the head of gold.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— in every place where the children of men dwell: and he has given into thine hand the wild beasts of the field, and the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and he has made thee lord of all.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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. |
And wheresoever
3606 {3606} Primeכֹּלkol{kole}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3605.
x1768 (1768) Complementדִּיdiy{dee}
(Chaldee); apparently for H1668; that, used as relative, conjugational, and especially (with preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as a preposition of.
the children
1123 {1123} Primeבֵּןben{bane}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1121.
of men
606 {0606} Primeאֱנָשׁ'enash{en-awsh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0582; a man.
dwell,
1753 {1753} Primeדּוּרduwr{dure}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1752; to reside.
z8748 <8748> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 145
the beasts
2423 {2423} Primeחֵיוָאcheyva'{khay-vaw'}
(Chaldee); from H2418; an animal.
of the field
1251 {1251} Primeבַּרbar{bar}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1250; a field.
and the fowls
5776 {5776} Primeעוֹף`owph{ofe}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5775.
of the heaven
8065 {8065} Primeשְׁמַיִןshamayin{shaw-mah'-yin}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H8064.
hath he given
3052 {3052} Primeיְהָבy@hab{yeh-hab'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3051.
z8754 <8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 231
into thine hand,
3028 {3028} Primeיַדyad{yad}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3027.
and hath made thee ruler
7981 {7981} Primeשְׁלַטsh@let{shel-ate'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7980.
z8684 <8684> Grammar
Stem - Aphel (See H8817) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 66
over them all.
3606 {3606} Primeכֹּלkol{kole}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3605.
Thou
607 {0607} Primeאַנְתְּ'antah{an-taw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0859; thou.
[ art] this
x1932 (1932) Complementהוּאhuw{hoo}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1931.
head
7217 {7217} Primeראֵשׁre'sh{raysh}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7218; the head; figuratively the sum.
of
x1768 (1768) Complementדִּיdiy{dee}
(Chaldee); apparently for H1668; that, used as relative, conjugational, and especially (with preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as a preposition of.
gold.
1722 {1722} Primeדְּהַבd@hab{deh-hab'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2091; gold. |
Daniel 2:38
_ _ men ... beasts ... fowls — the dominion originally designed for man (Genesis 1:28; Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20), forfeited by sin; temporarily delegated to Nebuchadnezzar and the world powers; but, as they abuse the trust for self, instead of for God, to be taken from them by the Son of man, who will exercise it for God, restoring in His person to man the lost inheritance (Psalms 8:4-6).
_ _ Thou art ... head of gold — alluding to the riches of Babylon, hence called “the golden city” (Isaiah 14:4; Jeremiah 51:7; Revelation 18:16). |
Daniel 2:38
Made thee ruler — He hath given thee absolute dominion of all creatures, men and beasts within the bounds of thy vast kingdom. Thou — He was first in order, as the head is before the other parts, and the vision began in him, and descended downwards to the other three monarchies. He was the head of gold, because of the vast riches wherein this monarchy abounded, and because it stood longest, five hundred years, and was fortunate and flourishing to the last. |
Daniel 2:38
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] (r) this head of gold.
(r) Daniel leaves out the kingdom of the Assyrians, which was before the Babylonian, both because it was not a monarchy and general empire, and also because he would declare the things that were to come, until the coming of Christ, for the comfort of the elect among these wonderful alterations. And he calls the Babylonian kingdom the golden head, because in respect of the other three, it was the best, and yet it was of itself wicked and cruel. |
- the beasts:
Daniel 4:21-22 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.
Psalms 50:10-11 For every beast of the forest [is] mine, [and] the cattle upon a thousand hills. ... I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field [are] mine.
Jeremiah 27:5-7 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. ... And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
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- Thou art:
- The Chaldean monarchy, over which Nebuchadnezzar was the only king of note; in whose time it extended over Chaldea, Assyria, Arabia, Syria, Egypt, and Libya. The head of gold represented its immense riches.
Daniel 2:32 This image's head [was] of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
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