Daniel Chapter 2 verse 42 Holy Bible

ASV 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.
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BBE Daniel 2:42

And as the toes of the feet were in part of iron and in part of earth, so part of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will readily be broken.
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DARBY Daniel 2:42

And [as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
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KJV 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.
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WBT Daniel 2:42


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WEB Daniel 2:42

As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
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YLT Daniel 2:42

As to the toes of the feet, part of them iron, and part of them clay: some part of the kingdom is strong, and some part of it is brittle.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(42) So the kingdom.--This strength, however, is only apparent. There are certain discordant elements in the fourth empire. These are here represented by the iron and clay, which cannot be made to cohere.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd as the toesוְאֶצְבְּעָת֙ (wə·’eṣ·bə·‘āṯ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 677: Something to sieze with, a finger, a toeof the feetרַגְלַיָּ֔א (raḡ·lay·yā)Noun - feminine plural determinateStrong's 7271: A foot, a step, the pudendawere partlyמִנְּהֵ֥ין (min·nə·hên)Preposition | third person feminine pluralStrong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more thanironפַּרְזֶ֖ל (par·zel)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6523: Ironand partlyמִן־ (min-)PrepositionStrong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more thanclay,חֲסַ֑ף (ḥă·sap̄)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2635: Clay, potsherdso this kingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙ (mal·ḵū·ṯā)Noun - feminine singular determinateStrong's 4437: Royalty, reign, kingdomwill beתֶּהֱוֵ֣ה (te·hĕ·wêh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 1934: To become, come to pass, bepartlyקְצָ֤ת (qə·ṣāṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 7118: A termination, a portion, afterstrongתַקִּיפָ֔ה (ṯaq·qî·p̄āh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 8624: Strong, mightyand partlyוּמִנַּ֖הּ (ū·min·nah)Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person feminine singularStrong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more thanbrittle.תְבִירָֽה׃ (ṯə·ḇî·rāh)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularStrong's 8406: To be fragileJump to PreviousBroken Clay Earth Feet Fragile Iron Kingdom Part Partly Pottery Readily Strong Thereof Toes