And the thingוּמִלְּתָאthatדִיthe kingמַלְכָּהasksשָׁאֵלis difficult,יַקִּירָהand there is noוְ לָא אִיתַיotherאָחֳרָןwhoדִּיcan declare itיְחַוִּנַּהּbeforeקֳדָםthe kingמַלְכָּאexceptלָהֵןgods,אֱלָהִיןwhose dwellingדִּי מְדָרְהוֹןis notלָא אִיתוֹהִיwith flesh.”עִם בִּשְׂרָא
Daniel 2:11
Study it in the app“And the thing that the king asks is difficult, and there is no other who can declare it before the king except gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.””
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:11, word by word
- And the thingמִלְּתָmilta
matter
A matter or thing being dealt with (Aramaic).
Where else “milta” appears- the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- asksשָׁאֵלshael
ask
To ask, to request (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shaal".
Where else “shael” appears- is difficultיַקִּירָהyakira
difficult
So hard no one can work it out.
Where else “yakira” appears- and there is noאִיתַיitay
there is
There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".
Where else “itay” appears- otherאָחֳרָןachoran
other, another
Other, another (Aramaic).
Where else “achoran” appears- can declare itיְחַוִּנַּyechavina
show, declare
To show, to make known, to declare (Aramaic).
Where else “yechavina” appears- beforeקֳדָםkodam
before
Before, in front of (Aramaic).
Where else “kodam” appears- exceptלָהֵןlahen
but; therefore; except
But; also "therefore" or "except" (Aramaic).
Where else “lahen” appears- godsאֱלָהִיןelahin
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 “elahin” appears- whose dwellingמְדָרְmedar
dwelling
Dwelling, the place where one lives (Aramaic).
Where else “medar” appears- with fleshעִםim
with
With (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "im".
Where else “im” appears- with fleshבִּשְׂרָbisra
flesh
Mortals, every living being.
Where else “bisra” appears
The context
10The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, “There is no man on the dry land who can declare the king’s matter, because no king, great and ruling, has asked a thing like this of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.
11 · This verse (above)
12Because of this the king became angry and was furious very much, and he said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.