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And the Chaldeansוַ הַכַּשְׂדִּיםspokeיְדַבְּרוּto the kingלַמֶּלֶךְin Aramaic:אֲרָמִית“O king,מַלְכָּאliveחֱיִיforever!לְעָלְמִיןTellאֱמַרthe dream to your servants,חֶלְמָא לְעַבְדָךְand we will declareוּ נְחַוֵּאthe interpretation.”פִשְׁרָא
Daniel 2:4
Study it in the app“And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic: “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.””
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:4, word by word
- And the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim
Chaldean sage
The wise men of the Babylonian court.
Where else “kasdim” appears- spokeיְדַבְּרוּyedabru
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedabru” appears- to the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- in Aramaicאֲרָמִיתaramit
in Aramaic
"In Aramaic": the language of Aram, which in the time of the kings of Assyria and Babylon served for dealings between kingdoms (2 Kings 18:26; Ezra 4:7; Daniel 2:4). Some parts of Ezra and Daniel are written in that language.
Where else “aramit” appears- “O kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- liveחֱיִיcheyi
live
To live (Aramaic). "O king, live forever!" is a greeting to the king.
Where else “cheyi” appears- foreverעָלְמִיןalmin
antiquity, forever
Distant time, backward or forward: "of old", "forever" (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "olam".
Where else “almin” appears- Tellאֱמַרemar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “emar” appears- the dream to your servantsחֶלְמָchelma
dream
Dream (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chalom".
Where else “chelma” appears- the dream to your servantsעַבְדָavda
servant
Servant (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "eved".
Where else “avda” appears- and we will declareנְחַוֵּאnechave
show, declare
To show, to make known, to declare (Aramaic).
Where else “nechave” appears- the interpretationפִשְׁרָfishra
interpretation
Interpretation (Aramaic): the explanation of a dream, a vision or a writing. Related to the Hebrew "pitron".
Where else “fishra” appears
Translation note
From here to 7:28 the original is in Aramaic, not in Hebrew.
The context
3And the king said to them, “A dream I have dreamed, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
4 · This verse (above)
5The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be made into pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill.