Daniel 2:11

“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.””

Daniel 2:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew and Aramaic
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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).

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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.

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