Daniel 5:21
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And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
In other translations
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
Hebrew words
וּמִן־umin-and away fromH4481בְּנֵיbenei[the] sons ofH1247אֲנָשָׁא'anasha'<the> humankindH606טְרִידteridhe was chasedH2957וְלִבְבֵהּ׀velivehand heart hisH3825עִם־'im-withH5974חֵיוְתָאcheivta'animal[s] theH2423שַׁוִּיְוshevithey madeH7739וְעִם־ve'im-and [was] withH5974עֲרָדַיָּא'aradaiya'wild donkeys theH6167מְדוֹרֵהּmedorehdwelling place hisH4070עִשְׂבָּא'isba'<the> grassH6211כְתוֹרִיןkhetorinlike oxenH8450יְטַעֲמוּנֵּהּyeta'amunehthey fed himH2939וּמִטַּלumitaland from [the] dew ofH2920שְׁמַיָּאshemaiya'heavens theH8065גִּשְׁמֵהּgishmehbody hisH1655יִצְטַבַּעyitztaba'it became wetH6647עַד'aduntilH5705דִּי־di-thatH1768יְדַעyeda'he knewH3046דִּי־di-thatH1768שַׁלִּיטshalit[was] having masteryH7990אֱלָהָא'elaha'<the> GodH426עִלָּאָהilaya'Most High theH5943בְּמַלְכוּתbemalkhutover [the] kingdom ofH4437אֲנָשָׁא'anasha'<the> humankindH606וּלְמַן־uleman-and to whomeverH4479דִּיdiwhomH1768יִצְבֵּהyitzbehhe will be pleasedH6634יְהָקֵיםyehakeimhe will appointH6966עֲלַהּ׃alayehover itH5922
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