Daniel 2:47

“The king answered Daniel and said, “Truly your Elah is Elah of gods and lord of kings and revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.””
Daniel 2:47 · direct translation from the Hebrew and Aramaic

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The kingמַלְכָּאansweredעָנֵהDanielלְדָנִיֵּאלand said,וְאָמַר“Trulyמִן קְשֹׁט דִּיyour ElahאֱלָהֲכוֹןisהוּאElahאֱלָהּof godsאֱלָהִיןand lordוּמָרֵאof kingsמַלְכִיןand revealerוְגָלֵהof mysteries,רָזִיןforדִּיyou have been ableיְכֵלְתָּto revealלְמִגְלֵאthis mystery.”רָזָה דְנָה

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Both texts give God the title “Lord of kings” (in Revelation, it is given to the Lamb).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

מָרֵאmareH4756κύριοςkyriosG2962“lord”
מַלְכָּmalkaH4430βασιλεὺςbasileusG935“king”

Daniel 2:47, word by word

The kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

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answeredעָנֵהane

answer

To answer, to speak up in reply.

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Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel

Daniel

Daniel (the Aramaic form of the name): the prophet, one of the exiles of Judah at the court of Babylon. The name means "El is my judge".

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and saidאָמַרamar

say

To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).

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“Trulyקְשֹׁטkeshot

truth

Truth (Aramaic).

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your Elahאֱלָהֲelaha

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.

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and lordמָרֵאmare

lord

Lord, master (Aramaic): said of God and of the king.

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and revealerגָלֵהgale

reveal

To make known something hidden.

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of mysteriesרָזִיןrazin

mystery, secret

Mystery, secret (Aramaic): something hidden that only God can reveal.

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you have been ableיְכֵלְתָּyechelta

be able

To have the strength or the power to do something (in Aramaic).

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The context

46Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and bowed down before Daniel, and he said to offer to him an offering and pleasing aromas.

47 · This verse (above)

48Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over all the province of Babylon and chief of the prefects over all the wise men of Babylon.

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