Study it in the app“Therefore, 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.””
Therefore,לָהֵןO king,מַלְכָּאmay my counselמִלְכִּיbe pleasingיִשְׁפַּרto you:עֲלָךְbreak offפְרֻקyour sinsוַחֲטָאָךְby righteousnessבְּצִדְקָהand your iniquitiesוַעֲוָיָתָךְby showing mercyבְּמִחַןto the poor;עֲנָיִןperhapsהֵןthere may beתֶּהֱוֵאa lengtheningאַרְכָהof your prosperity.”לִשְׁלֵוְתָךְ
but; therefore; except
But; also "therefore" or "except" (Aramaic).
Where else “lahen” appearsking
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appearscounsel
Counsel, advice (Aramaic).
Where else “milki” appearsseem good, please
To seem good, to be pleasing (Aramaic).
Where else “yishpar” appearsbreak off
To break off, to tear away (Aramaic): "break off your sins".
Where else “feruk” appearssin
Sin, offense (Aramaic).
Where else “chataa” appearsrighteousness
Righteousness, right doing (Aramaic).
Where else “tsidka” appearsiniquity
Iniquity, wrongdoing (Aramaic).
Where else “avayata” appearsshow mercy
To have compassion on the poor.
Where else “michan” appearspoor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted (Aramaic).
Where else “anayin” appearsif
Introduces a condition or a doubt: in case (Aramaic).
Where else “hen” appearsbe, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “teheve” appearslengthening
Lengthening, prolonging (Aramaic): "a prolonging of your peace", "a prolonging of life".
Where else “archa” appearsease, prosperity
Ease, prosperity, tranquility (Aramaic).
Where else “shelevta” appears26And 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.
27 · This verse (above)
28All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.
