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English Standard Version
And because the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven periods of time pass over him,’

New American Standard Bible
In that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, "Chop down the tree and destroy it; yet leave the stump with its roots in the ground, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, and let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him share with the beasts of the field until seven periods of time pass over him,"

King James Bible
And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king saw an observer, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground and with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with dew from the sky, and share food with the wild animals for seven periods of time.'

International Standard Version
"Your majesty saw a holy observer descending from heaven and saying, 'Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump in the ground, along with its roots, bound with iron and bronze in the field grass. Let him be soaked with the dew of the sky and live with the wild animals of the field until seven seasons pass over him.'

NET Bible
As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him'--

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You saw a guardian, a holy being, come down from heaven. He said, 'Cut down the oak tree! Destroy it! But leave the stump and its roots in the ground. Secure it with an iron and bronze chain in the grass in the field. Let it get wet with the dew from the sky. Let it get its share of the plants on the ground with the wild animals for seven time periods.'

King James 2000 Bible
And since the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

American King James Version
And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

American Standard Version
And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And whereas the king saw a watcher, and a holy one come down from heaven, and say: Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, and let it be bound with iron and brass among the grass without, and let it be sprinkled with the dew of heaven, and let his feeding be with the wild beasts, till seven times pass over him.

Darby Bible Translation
And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:

English Revised Version
And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

Webster's Bible Translation
And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let its portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times shall pass over him;

World English Bible
Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him;

Young's Literal Translation
and that which the king hath seen -- a sifter, even a holy one, coming down from the heavens, and he hath said, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens it is wet, and with the beast of the field is his portion, till that seven times pass over him.
Lexicon
And whereas the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
saw
chaza'  (khaz-aw')
to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) -- behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.
a watcher
`iyr  (eer)
a watcher, i.e. an angel (as guardian) -- watcher.
and an holy one
qaddiysh  (kad-deesh')
holy (One), saint.
coming down
nchath  (nekh-ath')
to descend; causatively, to bring away, deposit, depose -- carry, come down, depose, lay up, place.
from
min  (min)
according, after, + because, + before, by, for, from, him, more than, (out) of, part, since, these, to, upon, + when.
heaven
shamayin  (shaw-mah'-yin)
heaven.
and saying
'amar  (am-ar')
command, declare, say, speak, tell.
Hew
gdad  (ghed-ad')
to cut down -- hew down.
the tree
'iylan  (ee-lawn')
a tree -- tree.
down
gdad  (ghed-ad')
to cut down -- hew down.
and destroy
chabal  (khab-al')
to ruin -- destroy, hurt.;
it yet
bram  (ber-am')
highly, i.e. surely; but used adversatively, however -- but, nevertheless, yet.
leave
shbaq  (sheb-ak')
to quit, i.e. allow to remain -- leave, let alone.
the stump
`iqqar  (ik-kar')
a stock -- stump.
of the roots
shoresh  (sho'-resh)
root.
thereof in the earth
'ara`  (ar-ah')
the earth; by implication (figuratively) low -- earth, interior.
even with a band
'ecuwr  (es-oor')
band, imprisonment.
of iron
parzel  (par-zel')
iron -- iron.
and brass
nchash  (nekh-awsh')
copper -- brass.
in the tender grass
dethe'  (deh'-thay)
tender grass.
of the field
bar  (bar)
a field -- field.
and let it be wet
tsba`  (tseb-ah')
to dip -- wet.
with the dew
tal  (tal)
dew.
of heaven
shamayin  (shaw-mah'-yin)
heaven.
and let his portion
chalaq  (khal-awk')
a part -- portion.
be with
`im  (eem)
by, from, like, to(-ward), with.
the beasts
cheyva'  (khay-vaw')
an animal -- beast.
of the field
bar  (bar)
a field -- field.
till
`ad  (ad)
and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within.
seven
shib`ah  (shib-aw')
seven (times).
times
`iddan  (id-dawn')
a set time; technically, a year -- time.
pass
chalaph  (khal-af')
to pass on (of time) -- pass.
over
`al  (al)
about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore, from, in, more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with.
him
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