Daniel 2:42

“And the toes of the feet partly iron and partly clay, part of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle.”

Daniel 2:42 · direct translation from the Hebrew and Aramaic
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Daniel 2:42, word by word

And the toesאֶצְבְּעָתetsbat

finger

Finger (Aramaic); also toe.

Where else “etsbat” appears
of the feetרַגְלַיָּraglaya

foot

Foot (Aramaic).

Where else “raglaya” appears
partly ironפַּרְזֶלparzel

iron

Iron (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "barzel".

Where else “parzel” appears
and partly clayחֲסַףchasaf

clay, potsherd

Clay, baked clay (Aramaic): the material of pottery.

Where else “chasaf” appears
partקְצָתketsat

part

A portion of something.

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of the kingdomמַלְכוּתָmalchuta

kingdom

A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).

Where else “malchuta” appears
will beתֶּהֱוֵהteheve

be, become

To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".

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strongתַקִּיפָהtakifa

mighty, strong

Strong, mighty (Aramaic).

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brittleתְבִירָהtevira

be brittle

To be brittle, to break easily (Aramaic).

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The context

41And as you saw the feet and the toes, partly potter’s clay and partly iron, the kingdom will be divided; and some of the firmness of iron will be in it, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with muddy clay.

42 · This verse (above)

43And as you saw the iron mixed with muddy clay, they will mix themselves with the offspring of men, but they will not hold together, this one with that one, just as iron does not mix with clay.

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