Sunday, June 7, 2026

Daniel 2:43 in Hebrew and Translation

 

Daniel 2:43 in Hebrew and Translation

Hebrew text (Westminster Leningrad Codex):
[דִי כ] (וְדִ֣י ק) חֲזַ֗יְתָ פַּרְזְלָא֙ מְעָרַב֙ בַּחֲסַ֣ף טִינָ֔א מִתְעָרְבִ֤ין לֶהֱוֹן֙ בִּזְרַ֣ע אֲנָשָׁ֔א וְלָֽא־לֶהֱוֹן דָּבְקִ֖ין דְּנָ֣ה עִם־דְּנָ֑ה הֵֽא־כְדִ֣י פַרְזְלָא לָ֥א מִתְעָרַב עִם־חַסְפָּֽא׃ Open Bible

Consonants-only form:
[די כ] (ודי ק) חזית פרזלא מערב בחסף טינא מתערבין להון בזרע אנשא ולא־להון דבקין דנה עם־דנה הא־כדי פרזלא לא מתערב עם־חספא Open Bible

Strong’s Hebrew breakdown:

  • וְדִ֣י (wə-ḏî) – “as” (conjunctive)

  • חֲזַ֗יְתָ – “you saw” (V-Qal-Perf-2ms)

  • פַּרְזְלָא – “iron” (N-msd)

  • מְעָרַב – “mixed” (V-Piel-QalPassPrtcpl-ms)

  • בַּחֲסַ֣ף – “with clay” (prep + noun)

  • טִינָ֔א – “miry clay” (N-msd)

  • מִתְעָרְבִ֤ין – “mingle themselves” (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp)

  • לֶהֱוֹן֙ – “they will” (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp)

  • בִּזְרַ֣ע – “with the seed” (prep + noun)

  • אֲנָשָׁ֔א – “of men” (N-msd)

  • וְלָֽא־לֶהֱוֹן – “but they will not” (conjunctive + neg. adv.)

  • דָּבְקִ֖ין – “adhere” (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp)

  • דְּנָ֣ה – “one” (Pro-ms)

  • עִם־דְּנָ֑ה – “another” (Pro-ms)

  • הֵֽא־כְדִ֣י – “even as” (prep + conj.)

  • פַּרְזְלָ֔א – “iron” (N-msd)

  • לָ֥א – “is not” (adv-neg)

  • מִתְעָרַב – “does mix” (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms)

  • עִם־חַסְפָּֽא – “with clay” (prep + noun) Bible Hub+1

English translation (KJV):
“And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.” Bible Hub

Meaning:
The verse uses the image of iron and clay to symbolize how the peoples of the world will mix together in the “seed of men” (offspring/descendants), but will not truly unite or adhere to one another, just as iron does not naturally mix with clay 

No comments:

Daniel 2:43 in Hebrew and Translation

  Daniel 2:43 in Hebrew and Translation Hebrew text (Westminster Leningrad Codex): [דִי כ] (וְדִ֣י ק) חֲזַ֗יְתָ פַּרְזְלָא֙ מְעָרַב֙ בַּחֲסַ...