Daniel 4:35

“And all the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and according to his will he does among the army of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth; and there is no one who can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?””

Daniel 4:35 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 4:35, word by word

the inhabitantsדָּיְרֵיdayre

dwell

To dwell, to live in a place (Aramaic).

Where else “dayre” appears
of the earthאַרְעָara

earth

The ground and the inhabited world, above all as the place where kingdoms rule.

Where else “ara” appears
are countedחֲשִׁיבִיןchashivin

regard, count

To regard, to count as (Aramaic).

Where else “chashivin” appears
and according to his willמִצְבְּיֵmitsbye

want, be pleased

To want, to will; to be pleased with (Aramaic).

Where else “mitsbye” appears
he doesעָבֵדaved

do, make

To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".

Where else “aved” appears
among the armyחֵילchel

army

Armed soldiers; the strong men of an army.

Where else “chel” appears
of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya

heavens

Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.

Where else “shemaya” appears
and there is no oneאִיתַיitay

there is

There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".

Where else “itay” appears
can stayיְמַחֵאyemache

hold back

Hold back someone's hand.

Where else “yemache” appears
his handידֵyde

hand

Hand (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yad". "To give into the hand of" is to hand over to someone's power.

Where else “yde” appears
or sayיֵאמַרyemar

say

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

Where else “yemar” appears
“Whatמָהma

what; why

What; with "for", "why?", "what for?" (Aramaic).

Where else “ma” appears

The context

34And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to the heavens, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed Illaya, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever, whose dominion is an eternal dominion, and his kingdom is with generation and generation.

35 · This verse (above)

36At that time my understanding returned to me, and for the honor of my kingdom, my majesty and my splendor returned to me; and my advisers and my nobles sought me, and I was reestablished over my kingdom, and extraordinary greatness was added to me.

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