Study it in the app“To you, Elah of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for wisdom and power you have given me, and now you have made known to me what we asked of you, for the king’s matter you have made known to us.””
To you,לָךְElahאֱלָהּof my fathers,אֲבָהָתִיIאֲנָהgive thanksמְהוֹדֵאand praise,וּמְשַׁבַּחforדִּיwisdomחָכְמְתָאand powerוּגְבוּרְתָאyou have given me,יְהַבְתְּ לִיand nowוּכְעַןyou have made known to meהוֹדַעְתַּנִיwhatדִּיwe askedבְעֵינָאof you,מִנָּךְforדִּיthe king’sמַלְכָּאmatterמִלַּתyou have made known to us.”הוֹדַעְתֶּנָא
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 “elah” appearsfather
Father (Aramaic). It is the same word as the Hebrew "av". In the plural, "fathers", also the ancestors.
Where else “avahati” appearsI
I (Aramaic).
Where else “ana” appearsgive thanks, praise
To give thanks, to praise (Aramaic).
Where else “mehode” appearspraise
To praise, to give praise (Aramaic).
Where else “meshabach” appearswisdom
Wisdom (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chochma".
Where else “chachmta” appearsmight, strength
Might, strength (Aramaic).
Where else “gevurta” appearsgive
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “yehavt” appearsnow
Now (Aramaic).
Where else “chean” appearsmake known
To make someone know something, to tell or reveal it to him (in Aramaic).
Where else “hodata” appearsask
To ask for something, or pray to God.
Where else “veena” appearsking
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appearsmatter
A matter or thing being dealt with (Aramaic).
Where else “milat” appears22He reveals the deep things and the hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
23 · This verse (above)
24Because of this Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and the interpretation to the king I will declare.”
