Daniel 2:44

“And in the days of those kings the Elah of the heavens will set up a kingdom that forever will not be destroyed, and its kingdom will not be left to another people; it will crush and bring to an end all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.”

Daniel 2:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew and Aramaic
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Daniel announces a kingdom God will raise up that will never be destroyedThe Kingdom of God

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Daniel 2:44, word by word

And in the daysיוֹמֵיyome

day

Day (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yom".

Where else “yome” appears
of those kingsמַלְכַיָּmalchaya

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

Where else “malchaya” appears
of those kingsאִנּוּןinun

they; are

They; it also serves as "are", "were" (Aramaic).

Where else “inun” appears
the Elahאֱלָהּelah

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” appears
of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya

heavens

Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.

Where else “shemaya” appears
will set upיְקִיםyekim

set up

To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).

Where else “yekim” appears
a kingdomמַלְכוּmalchu

kingdom

A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).

Where else “malchu” appears
foreverעָלְמִיןalmin

antiquity, forever

Distant time, backward or forward: "of old", "forever" (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "olam".

Where else “almin” appears
be destroyedתִתְחַבַּלtitchabal

damage, destroy

To damage, to destroy (Aramaic).

Where else “titchabal” appears
be leftתִשְׁתְּבִקtishtvik

leave alone

To leave (Aramaic): not to hinder, to leave in peace.

Where else “tishtvik” appears
to another peopleעַםam

people

People (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "am".

Where else “am” appears
to another peopleאָחֳרָןachoran

other, another

Other, another (Aramaic).

Where else “achoran” appears
it will crushתַּדִּקtadik

crush, break in pieces

To crush, to break into small pieces (Aramaic).

Where else “tadik” appears
and bring to an endתָסֵיףtasef

finish off

To finish something off completely.

Where else “tasef” appears
these kingdomsאִלֵּיןilen

these

These (Aramaic).

Where else “ilen” appears

Translation note

See Luke 1:32-33.

The context

43And as you saw the iron mixed with muddy clay, they will mix themselves with the offspring of men, but they will not hold together, this one with that one, just as iron does not mix with clay.

44 · This verse (above)

45Inasmuch as you saw that from the mountain a stone was cut out, not by hands, and it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, a great Elah has made known to the king what will be after this. And the dream is certain, and its interpretation trustworthy.”

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