Daniel 2:43
Strong's Lexicon
As you saw
חֲזַ֗יְתָ (ḥă·zay·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2370: 1) to see, behold 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, behold, witness 1a3) to behold (in a dream or vision) 1a4) customary, seemly (passive)

the iron
פַּרְזְלָא֙ (par·zə·lā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 6523: 1) iron

mixed
מְעָרַב֙ (mə·‘ā·raḇ)
Verb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6151: 1) to mix, join together 1a) (Pael) mixed (participle) 1b) (Ithpael) mixed (participle)

with clay
בַּחֲסַ֣ף (ba·ḥă·sap̄)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2635: 1) clay, potsherd

טִינָ֔א (ṭî·nā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 2917: 1) clay

so the peoples
בִּזְרַ֣ע (biz·ra‘)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2234: 1) seed, offspring

אֲנָשָׁ֔א (’ă·nā·šā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 606: 1) man, human being 2) mankind (collective)

will mix with one another
מִתְעָרְבִ֤ין (miṯ·‘ā·rə·ḇîn)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6151: 1) to mix, join together 1a) (Pael) mixed (participle) 1b) (Ithpael) mixed (participle)

לֶהֱוֺן֙ (le·hĕ·wōn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1934: 1) to come to pass, become, be 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to come to pass 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 1a3) to be

but will not
וְלָֽא־ (wə·lā-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3809: 1) no, not, nothing

לֶהֱוֺ֥ן (le·hĕ·wōn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1934: 1) to come to pass, become, be 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to come to pass 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 1a3) to be

hold together
דָּבְקִ֖ין (dā·ḇə·qîn)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1693: 1) (P'al) to cling

דְּנָ֣ה (də·nāh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1836: demons pron 1) this, on account of this adv 2) therefore

עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5974: 1) with 1a) together with, with 1b) with, during

דְּנָ֑ה (də·nāh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1836: demons pron 1) this, on account of this adv 2) therefore

הֵֽא־ (hê-)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 1888: 1) behold!, lo! 2) even as, like as

כְדִ֣י (ḵə·ḏî)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

any more than
(וְדִ֣י) (wə·ḏî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

iron
פַרְזְלָ֔א (p̄ar·zə·lā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 6523: 1) iron

mixes
מִתְעָרַ֖ב (miṯ·‘ā·raḇ)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6151: 1) to mix, join together 1a) (Pael) mixed (participle) 1b) (Ithpael) mixed (participle)

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5974: 1) with 1a) together with, with 1b) with, during

clay.
חַסְפָּֽא׃ (ḥas·pā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 2635: 1) clay, potsherd

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.

Young's Literal Translation
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
You saw the iron mixed with clay  — the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together , just as iron does not mix with fired clay.

New American Standard Bible
"And in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery.

King James Bible
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.

New Living Translation
This mixture of iron and clay also shows that these kingdoms will try to strengthen themselves by forming alliances with each other through intermarriage. But they will not hold together, just as iron and clay do not mix.

English Standard Version
As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay.

New American Standard Bible
"And in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery.

King James Bible
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You saw the iron mixed with clay--the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with fired clay."

International Standard Version
Just as you saw iron mixed with clay, so they will mix themselves with human offspring. Furthermore, they won't remain together, just as iron doesn't mix with clay.

NET Bible
And in that you saw iron mixed with wet clay, so people will be mixed with one another without adhering to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.

American Standard Version
And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.

English Revised Version
And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.

Young's Literal Translation
Because thou hast seen iron mixed with miry clay, they are mixing themselves with the seed of men: and they are not adhering one with another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
















Cross References
Daniel 2:42
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Daniel 1:1
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

Daniel 2:41
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.

Daniel 2:40
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.

Daniel 2:45
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

Daniel 2:46
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
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