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Lexicon :: Strong's H5922 - ʿal

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עַל
Transliteration
ʿal
Pronunciation
al
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Part of Speech
preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to עַל (H5921)
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TWOT Reference: 2908

Strong’s Definitions

עַל ʻal, al; (Aramaic) corresponding to H5921:—about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, × more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, why with.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 99x

The KJV translates Strong's H5922 in the following manner: upon (19x), over (13x), unto (9x), against (7x), concerning (6x), in (6x), for (4x), unto me (4x), about (3x), in him (3x), miscellaneous (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 99x
The KJV translates Strong's H5922 in the following manner: upon (19x), over (13x), unto (9x), against (7x), concerning (6x), in (6x), for (4x), unto me (4x), about (3x), in him (3x), miscellaneous (25x).

  1. upon, over, on account of, above, to, against

    1. upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of

    2. over (with verbs of ruling)

    3. above, beyond (in comparison)

    4. to, against (of direction)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַל ʻal, al; (Aramaic) corresponding to H5921:—about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, × more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, why with.
STRONGS H5922: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

עַל preposition upon, over, on account of, above, to, against (Biblical Hebrew H5921 and general Aramaic id.); — suffix 1st person singular עֲלַי; 2nd person masculine singular עליך Kt (so Egyptian Aramaic, CookeNo. 77, A 5, 6, B 8, S-CPap. A 3, B 5 +), עֲלָךְ, Qr (Targum עֲלַךְ, Dalm§ 47, 2) Daniel 3:12 + 6 times Daniel; Ezra 7:18; 3rd person masculine singular עֲלוֺהִי (so Nabataean, Palmyrene; Egyptian Aramaic עלוי S-CA 6 +) Daniel 3:28 +, עֲלֹהִי ‴Ezra 6:11; 3rd person feminine singular עליה Kt (so Egyptian Aramaic, S-CD 24), עֲלַהּ Qr (so Targum) Daniel 4:14 [Daniel 4:17]; Daniel 5:21; 1st person plural עֲלֵינָא †Ezra 4:12, עֲלֵ֑ינָא Ezra 4:18; Ezra 5:17 Baer (Gi עֲלֶ֑ינָא); 3rd person masculine plural עֲלֵיהֹם (so Nabataean, CISii. 226; Egyptian Aramaic, S-CPap. F 5, 8 +) Ezra 7:24, עֲלֵיהוֺן Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:3; —
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a. upon, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 2:46; Daniel 5:5, Dan 5:7; Daniel 6:11 [Daniel 6:10] + often, Daniel 4:26 [Daniel 4:29] עַלהֵֿיכַל מַלְכוּתָא (2 Samuel 11:2); to be established עַל מַלְכוּתִי Daniel 4:33 (compare 2 Chronicles 1:1; Biblical Hebrew II. 1) to lay an impost upon, Ezra 7:24; to trust on, Daniel 3:28; after a verb of motion, מְטָא עַל to come upon, Daniel 4:21 [Daniel 4:24]; Daniel 4:25 [Daniel 4:28]; of times, to pass over, Daniel 4:13 [Daniel 4:16]; Daniel 4:20 [Daniel 4:23]; Daniel 4:22 [Daniel 4:25]; Daniel 4:29 [Daniel 4:32]; Ezra 5:1 בְּשֻׁם אֱלָהּ יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲלֵיהוֺן i.e. (named) over them.
b. idiomatic (as in Biblical Hebrew; see II. 1 d) of the person who is the subject of an emotion or experience, Daniel 5:9 עֲלוֹהִי שָׁנַיִן וְזִיהִי were changed upon him, Daniel 7:28; Daniel 6:19 [Daniel 6:18] וְשִׁנְּתֵהּ נַדַּת עֲלוֺהִי (compare Daniel 2:1).
c. on accusative of (Biblical Hebrew 1f b), Daniel 3:16 עַל־דְּנָה פִּתְגָּם. So in עַלדְּֿנָה on this accusative †Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:22; Ezra 5:17, עַלמָֿה wherefore? †Daniel 2:15; and עַל דִּבְרַת דִּי (see דְּ׳).
d. on behalf of (ib. 1f c), Ezra 6:17.
e. regarding, concerning (ib. 1f g), Daniel 2:18; Daniel 5:14, Daniel 5:29; Daniel 6:6 [Daniel 6:5]; Daniel 6:13 [Daniel 6:12]; Ezra 7:14 —
2. over, with verbs of ruling, appointing, etc., Daniel 2:48, Daniel 2:49; Daniel 3:12; Daniel 4:14 [Daniel 4:17] +, Ezra 4:20; Ezra 6:18.
3. in a comparative sense, above, beyond, Daniel 3:19; Daniel 6:4 [Daniel 6:3].
4. expressing direction:
a. to, of a person, after a verb of motion (compare Biblical Hebrew 7c a a), Daniel 2:24; Daniel 4:31 [Daniel 4:34]; Daniel 4:33; Daniel 6:7 [Daniel 6:6]; Daniel 6:16 [Daniel 6:15]; Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:23 + often; after to send (a letter, etc.) Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:17, Ezr 4:18; Ezra 5:6 +, write Ezra 4:7, prophesy Ezra 5:1; of the direction of the mind (ib. 7c c), Daniel 3:12; Daniel 6:14 [Daniel 6:13] (twice in verse); Daniel 6:15 [Daniel 6:14]; compare Ezra 5:5 הֲוַת עַל וְעֵין אֱל׳ (compare Jeremiah 40:4 and אֶל Psalm 34:16 [Psalm 34:15]).
b. against, Daniel 3:19, Daniel 3:29; Daniel 5:23; Daniel 6:5 [Daniel 6:4]; Daniel 6:6 [Daniel 6:5] +; Ezra 4:8; Ezra 7:23.
5. in such phrases as שְׁפַר עַל, טְאֵב (to be) good or acceptable to (as in Syriac and late Hebrew: see Biblical Hebrew 8), Ezra 5:17 אִם עַל מַלְכָּא טָב, Ezra 7:18 (twice in verse); Daniel 4:24 [Daniel 4:27] (יִשְׁפַּר), Daniel 6:15 [Daniel 6:14] (בְּאֵשׁ), Daniel 6:24 [Daniel 6:23] (טְאֵב). — compare the synopsis of meanings in Lzb340.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

11:2

2 Chronicles

1:1

Ezra

4:7; 4:8; 4:11; 4:12; 4:12; 4:15; 4:17; 4:18; 4:18; 4:20; 4:22; 4:23; 5:1; 5:1; 5:1; 5:3; 5:5; 5:6; 5:17; 5:17; 5:17; 6:11; 6:17; 6:18; 7:14; 7:18; 7:18; 7:23; 7:24; 7:24

Psalms

34:15

Jeremiah

40:4

Daniel

2:1; 2:10; 2:15; 2:18; 2:24; 2:28; 2:46; 2:48; 2:49; 3:12; 3:12; 3:12; 3:16; 3:19; 3:19; 3:28; 3:28; 3:29; 4:16; 4:17; 4:17; 4:23; 4:24; 4:25; 4:27; 4:28; 4:29; 4:32; 4:33; 4:33; 4:34; 5:5; 5:7; 5:9; 5:14; 5:21; 5:23; 5:29; 6:3; 6:4; 6:5; 6:5; 6:6; 6:10; 6:12; 6:13; 6:14; 6:14; 6:15; 6:18; 6:23; 7:28

H5922

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5922 matches the Hebrew עַל (ʿal),
which occurs 111 times in 86 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Ezr 4:8–Dan 4:24)

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:8 - Rehum[fn] the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes in this fashion:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:11 - (This is a copy of the letter that they sent him)
To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the region beyond the River, and so forth:[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:12 - Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem, and are building the rebellious and evil city, and are finishing its walls and repairing the foundations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - Now because we receive support from the palace, it was not proper for us to see the king’s dishonor; therefore we have sent and informed the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:15 - that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. And you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:17 - The king sent an answer:
To Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and to the remainder beyond the River:
Peace, and so forth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:18 - The letter which you sent to us has been clearly read before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:19 - And I gave the command, and a search has been made, and it was found that this city in former times has revolted against kings, and rebellion and sedition have been fostered in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:20 - There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the region beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and custom were paid to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:22 - Take heed now that you do not fail to do this. Why should damage increase to the hurt of the kings?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:23 - Now when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem against the Jews, and by force of arms made them cease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:1 - Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - At the same time Tattenai the governor of the region beyond the River[fn] and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: “Who has commanded you to build this temple and finish this wall?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:5 - But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a written answer was returned concerning this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6 - This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent:
The governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:7 - (They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus)
To Darius the king:
All peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - “And he said to him, ‘Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple site that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:11 - Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; and let his house be made a refuse heap because of this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:17 - And they offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:18 - They assigned the priests to their divisions and the Levites to their divisions, over the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:14 - And whereas you are being sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God which is in your hand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:17 - now therefore, be careful to buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:18 - And whatever seems good to you and your brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do it according to the will of your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it diligently be done for the house of the God of heaven. For why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:24 - Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - “But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:29 - “As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:30 - “But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:34 - “You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:46 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:49

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate[fn] of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - “There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:16 - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:19 - Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28 - Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel[fn] and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - “Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5 - I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:10 - “These were the visions of my head while on my bed:

I was looking, and behold,
A tree in the midst of the earth,
And its height was great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:13 - “I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:16 - Let his heart be changed from that of a man,
Let him be given the heart of a beast,
And let seven times[fn] pass over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 - ‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers,
And the sentence by the word of the holy ones,
In order that the living may know
That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
Gives it to whomever He will,
And sets over it the lowest of men.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23 - And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him’;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:24 - this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:

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