Daniel 4:12

“Its foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, and there was food for all in it; under it the animals of the field found shade, and in its branches the birds of the heavens lived, and from it all flesh was fed.”

Daniel 4:12 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Allusion · Mark 4:32

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Both texts speak of a tree in whose shade the birds of the sky nest; in Daniel 4:12, the tree of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • עַנְפוֹanfoH6056κλάδουςkladousG2798“branch”
  • תַּטְלֵלtatlelH2927σκιὰνskianG4639“find shade”
  • צִפֲּרֵיtsipareH6853πετεινὰpeteinaG4071“bird”

Allusion · Matthew 13:32

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Both texts speak of a tree in whose branches the birds of the sky nest.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • עַנְפוֹanfoH6056κλάδοιςkladoisG2798“branch”
  • צִפֲּרֵיtsipareH6853πετεινὰpeteinaG4071“bird”
  • שְׁמַיָּshemayaH8065οὐρανοῦouranouG3772“heaven”

Allusion · Luke 13:19

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Both texts speak of a tree in whose branches the birds of the sky nest.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • עַנְפוֹanfoH6056κλάδοιςkladoisG2798“branch”
  • צִפֲּרֵיtsipareH6853πετεινὰpeteinaG4071“bird”
  • שְׁמַיָּshemayaH8065οὐρανοῦouranouG3772“heaven”

Daniel 4:12, word by word

Its foliageעָפְיֵafye

leaves, foliage

Leaves, foliage of a tree (Aramaic).

Where else “afye” appears
was beautifulשַׁפִּירshapir

beautiful

Beautiful, fair (Aramaic).

Where else “shapir” appears
and its fruitאִנְבֵּinbe

fruit

Fruit (Aramaic).

Where else “inbe” appears
abundantשַׂגִּיאsagi

much, great, many

Much, great, many (Aramaic).

Where else “sagi” appears
and there was foodמָזוֹןmazon

food

Food (Aramaic).

Where else “mazon” appears
under itתְּחֹתוֹtechoto

under

(Aramaic) Under, beneath.

Where else “techoto” appears
the animalsחֵיוַתchevat

animal, beast

Animal, beast (Aramaic): a living creature, wild or tame.

Where else “chevat” appears
of the fieldבָּרָbara

field

Field, open country (Aramaic).

Where else “bara” appears
found shadeתַּטְלֵלtatlel

find shade

To have shade, to rest in the shade (Aramaic).

Where else “tatlel” appears
and in its branchesעַנְפוֹanfo

branch

Branch, bough (Aramaic).

Where else “anfo” appears
the birdsצִפֲּרֵיtsipare

bird

Bird (Aramaic).

Where else “tsipare” appears
of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya

heavens

Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.

Where else “shemaya” appears
livedיְדוּרָןyeduran

dwell

To dwell, to live in a place (Aramaic).

Where else “yeduran” appears
fleshבִּשְׂרָbisra

flesh

Mortals, every living being.

Where else “bisra” appears
was fedיִתְּזִיןyitzin

be fed

To feed, to be fed (Aramaic).

Where else “yitzin” appears

The context

11The tree grew and became strong, and its height reached to the heavens, and its visibility to the end of all the earth.

12 · This verse (above)

13I was looking in the visions of my head on my bed, and look, a watcher, and a holy one, was coming down from the heavens.

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