KJV King James Version
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.
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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] this head of gold.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
WEB World English Bible
and wherever the children of men dwell, the animals of the field and the birds of the sky has he given into your hand, and has made you to rule over them all: you are the head of gold.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Daniel 2
35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
36 This [is] the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
37 Thou, O king, [art] a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
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] this head of gold.
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
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וּבְכָל־H3606 · kolallדִּ֣יH1768 · dithatדָֽיְרִ֣יןH1753 · durto dwellבְּֽנֵי־H1247 · barsonאֲ֠נָשָׁאH606 · e.nashmanחֵיוַ֨תH2423 · che.vabeastבָּרָ֤אH1251 · barfieldוְעוֹף־H5776 · ophbirdשְׁמַיָּא֙H8065 · sha.ma.yinheavenיְהַ֣בH3052 · ye.havto giveבִּידָ֔ךְH3028 · yadhandוְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְH7981 · she.letto ruleבְּכָלְּה֑וֹןH3606 · kolallאַנְתְּH607 · an.tahyouה֔וּאH1932 · huhe/she/itרֵאשָׁ֖הH7217 · reshheadדִּ֥יH1768 · dithatדַהֲבָֽא׃H1722 · de.havgold
Cross-references
Daniel 4:21-22Whose 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:Psalm 50:10-11For every beast of the forest [is] mine, [and] the cattle upon a thousand hills.Jeremiah 27:5-7I 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.
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