And in the daysוּבְיוֹמֵיהוֹןof those kingsדִּי מַלְכַיָּא אִנּוּןthe Elahאֱלָהּof the heavensשְׁמַיָּאwill set upיְקִיםa kingdomמַלְכוּthatדִּיforeverלְעָלְמִיןwill notלָאbe destroyed,תִתְחַבַּלand its kingdomוּמַלְכוּתָהwill notלָאbe leftתִשְׁתְּבִקto another people;לְעַם אָחֳרָןit will crushתַּדִּקand bring to an endוְתָסֵיףallכָּלthese kingdoms,אִלֵּין מַלְכְוָתָאand itוְהִיאwill standתְּקוּםforever.לְעָלְמַיָּא
Daniel 2:44
Study it in the app“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 announces a kingdom God will raise up that will never be destroyedThe Kingdom of God
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
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.”