Study it in the app“And as for what they said, to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom for you will remain firm from the time that you know that the heavens rule.”
And as for whatוְדִיthey said,אֲמַרוּto leaveלְמִשְׁבַּקthe stumpעִקַּרof the rootsשָׁרְשׁוֹהִיof the tree,דִּי אִילָנָאyour kingdomמַלְכוּתָךְfor youלָךְwill remain firmקַיָּמָהfrom the time thatמִן דִּיyou knowתִנְדַּעthatדִּיthe heavensשְׁמַיָּאrule.שַׁלִּטִן
order
To give an order with authority (Aramaic).
Where else “amaru” appearsleave alone
To leave (Aramaic): not to hinder, to leave in peace.
Where else “mishbak” appearsstump, root
Stump, the root part of a tree (Aramaic).
Where else “ikar” appearsroot
Root (Aramaic).
Where else “sharsho” appearstree
Tree (Aramaic).
Where else “ilana” appearskingdom
A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).
Where else “malchuta” appearsenduring, firm
Enduring, firm, lasting (Aramaic).
Where else “kayama” appearsknow
To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).
Where else “tinda” appearsheavens
Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.
Where else “shemaya” appearsrule
To have authority; the one in charge.
Where else “shalitin” appears“The heavens”: it can be understood that it stands here in place of the name of Elah (compare 4:25, “Illaya rules”).
25that you will be driven away from men, and with the animals of the field your dwelling will be, and grass like oxen you will be made to eat, and with the dew of the heavens you will be drenched, and seven times will pass over you, until you know that Illaya rules over the kingdom of men, and to whomever he wishes he gives it.
26 · This verse (above)
27Therefore, O king, may my counsel be pleasing to you: break off your sins by righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.”
