Daniel 2:42

Hebrew
ESV
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.
NIV
As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
NLT
But while some parts of it will be as strong as iron, other parts will be as weak as clay.
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
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greek

The definite article
ποδῶν μέρος μέν τι σιδηροῦν μέρος δέplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
τι ὀστράκινον μέρος τι τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
βασιλείας ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἰσχυρὸν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
μέρος τι ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
συντετριμμένον
KJV
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 2:41 ← Daniel 2:42 → Daniel 2:43

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