Daniel 4:18

“This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.””

Daniel 4:18 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 4:18, word by word

This dreamחֶלְמָchelma

dream

Dream (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chalom".

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Iאֲנָהana

I

I (Aramaic).

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Kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar (the Aramaic form of the name): king of Babylon who took Jerusalem, destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile.

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sawחֲזֵיתchazet

see

To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.

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And youאַנְתְּant

you

You (Aramaic).

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Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרbeltshatsar

Belteshazzar

Belteshazzar (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Daniel.

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tellאֱמַרemar

say

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

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the interpretationפִּשְׁרֵpishre

interpretation

Interpretation (Aramaic): the explanation of a dream, a vision or a writing. Related to the Hebrew "pitron".

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becauseקֳבֵלkovel

because

For the reason that; for this cause (Aramaic).

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the wise menחַכִּימֵיchakime

wise man

Wise man (Aramaic): one of the learned men of the king's court who interpreted dreams and signs.

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of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִmalchuti

kingdom

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

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ableיָכְלִיןyachlin

be able

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

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to make known to meהוֹדָעֻתַhodauta

make known

To make someone know something, to tell or reveal it to him (in Aramaic).

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are ableכָּהֵלkahel

be able

To be able, can (Aramaic).

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the spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside and gives ability; also the spirit of God.

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of the holyקַדִּישִׁיןkadishin

holy, holy one

Holy (Aramaic): set apart, belonging to God; as a noun, "holy one". Used of God, of the gods, of heavenly beings and of God's people.

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godsאֱלָהִיןelahin

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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The context

17The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the request by the word of the holy ones, so that the living may know that Illaya rules over the kingdom of men, and to whomever he wishes he gives it, and the lowliest of men he sets up over it.’

18 · This verse (above)

19Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for about a moment, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream and its interpretation trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your adversaries!

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