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The kingמַלְכָּאansweredעָנֵהand said,וְאָמַר“Iאֲנָהknowיָדַעfor certainמִן יַצִּיבthatדִּיyouאַנְתּוּןare buyingזָבְנִיןtime,עִדָּנָאbecauseכָּל קֳבֵל דִּיyou have seenחֲזֵיתוֹןthatדִּיthe wordמִלְּתָאfrom meמִנִּיis firm:אַזְדָּא
Daniel 2:8
Study it in the app“The king answered and said, “I know for certain that you are buying time, because you have seen that the word from me is firm:”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:8, word by word
- The kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- answeredעָנֵהane
answer
To answer, to speak up in reply.
Where else “ane” appears- and saidאָמַרamar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amar” appears- “Iאֲנָהana
I
I (Aramaic).
Where else “ana” appears- knowיָדַעyada
know
To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).
Where else “yada” appears- for certainיַצִּיבyatsiv
certain, true
Certain, sure, true (Aramaic); "with certainty".
Where else “yatsiv” appears- youאַנְתּוּןantun
you
You (Aramaic; plural).
Where else “antun” appears- are buyingזָבְנִיןzavnin
buy; gain (time)
To buy (Aramaic); "to gain time" is to try to delay.
Where else “zavnin” appears- timeעִדָּנָidana
time, period
Time (Aramaic): a moment or a set period; in some passages a period counted like a year ("seven times").
Where else “idana” appears- becauseקֳבֵלkovel
because
For the reason that; for this cause (Aramaic).
Where else “kovel” appears- you have seenחֲזֵיתוֹןchazeton
see
To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.
Where else “chazeton” appears- the wordמִלְּתָmilta
word
What someone says: an order, a word (Aramaic).
Where else “milta” appears- is firmאַזְדָּאazda
firm, decided
Firm, already decided (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin; its exact sense is uncertain).
Where else “azda” appears
The context
7They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare its interpretation.”
8 · This verse (above)
9that if you do not make known to me the dream, there is one law for you; and a lying word and corrupt you have agreed to speak before me until the time changes. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can declare to me its interpretation.”