And from the sonsוּמִן בְּנֵיof menאֲנָשָׁאhe was driven away,טְרִידand his heartוְלִבְבֵהּwas madeשַׁוִּיְוlike that of the animals,עִם חֵיוְתָאand with the wild donkeysוְעִם עֲרָדַיָּאwas his dwelling;מְדוֹרֵהּgrassעִשְׂבָּאlike oxenכְתוֹרִיןhe was made to eat,יְטַעֲמוּנֵּהּand with the dewוּמִטַּלof the heavensשְׁמַיָּאhis bodyגִּשְׁמֵהּwas drenched,יִצְטַבַּעuntilעַד דִּיhe knewיְדַעthatדִּיElah Illayaאֱלָהָא עִלָּאָהrulesשַׁלִּיטover the kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתof men,אֲנָשָׁאand whomeverוּלְמַן דִּיhe wishesיִצְבֵּהhe sets upיְהָקֵיםover it.עֲלַהּ
Daniel 5:21
Study it in the app“And from the sons of men he was driven away, and his heart was made like that of the animals, and with the wild donkeys was his dwelling; grass like oxen he was made to eat, and with the dew of the heavens his body was drenched, until he knew that Elah Illaya rules over the kingdom of men, and whomever he wishes he sets up over it.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 5:21, word by word
- And from the sonsבְּנֵיbene
member
Member of a group: "sons of men", humans.
Where else “bene” appears- of menאֲנָשָׁanasha
man, human being
Man, human being; as a group, "men", people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "enosh".
Where else “anasha” appears- he was driven awayטְרִידterid
drive away
To drive away, to expel (Aramaic).
Where else “terid” appears- and his heartלִבְבֵlivve
heart
Heart (Aramaic): the inner person, mind and will. The same word as the Hebrew "levav".
Where else “livve” appears- was madeשַׁוִּיְוshaviyv
become like
To become like another.
Where else “shaviyv” appears- like that of the animalsעִםim
with
With (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "im".
Where else “im” appears- like that of the animalsחֵיוְתָchevta
animal, beast
Animal, beast (Aramaic): a living creature, wild or tame.
Where else “chevta” appears- and with the wild donkeysעֲרָדַיָּaradaya
wild donkey
Wild donkey (Aramaic).
Where else “aradaya” appears- was his dwellingמְדוֹרֵmedore
dwelling
Dwelling, the place where one lives (Aramaic).
Where else “medore” appears- grassעִשְׂבָּisba
grass
Green grass of the field, which the beasts eat.
Where else “isba” appears- like oxenתוֹרִיןtorin
bull
Bull (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "shor".
Where else “torin” appears- he was made to eatיְטַעֲמוּנֵּyetaamune
feed
To make someone eat, to give him food (in Aramaic).
Where else “yetaamune” appears- and with the dewטַּלtal
dew
Dew (Aramaic).
Where else “tal” 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- his bodyגִּשְׁמֵgishme
body
Body (Aramaic).
Where else “gishme” appears- was drenchedיִצְטַבַּעyitstaba
wet
To make wet, to drench (Aramaic).
Where else “yitstaba” appears- he knewיְדַעyeda
know
To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).
Where else “yeda” appears- Elah Illayaאֱלָהָelaha
Elah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “elaha” appears- Elah Illayaעִלָּאָilaa
Most High, Illaya
Illaya (Aramaic): "the Most High", the highest; a title of God.
Where else “ilaa” appears- rulesשַׁלִּיטshalit
rule
To have authority; the one in charge.
Where else “shalit” appears- over the kingdomמַלְכוּתmalchut
kingdom
A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).
Where else “malchut” appears- and whomeverמַןman
who, what
Who, which (Aramaic).
Where else “man” appears- he wishesיִצְבֵּהyitsbe
want, be pleased
To want, to will; to be pleased with (Aramaic).
Where else “yitsbe” appears- he sets upיְהָקֵיםyehakem
set up
To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).
Where else “yehakem” appears
The context
20But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he acted proudly, he was brought down from the throne of his kingdom, and his honor was taken from him.
21 · This verse (above)
22And you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.