Daniel 4:6

“And from me a decree was made to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.”

Daniel 4:6 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 4:6, word by word

a decreeטְעֵםteem

order

What the king or God commands, as an order or decree.

Where else “teem” appears
was madeשִׂיםsim

give an order

To give an order or a decree.

Where else “sim” appears
to bring inהַנְעָלָהhanala

bring in

To bring someone in, to present him before the king.

Where else “hanala” appears
before meקָדָמַkadama

before

Before, in front of (Aramaic).

Where else “kadama” appears
the wise menחַכִּימֵיchakime

wise man

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

Where else “chakime” appears
of Babylonבָבֶלvavel

Babylon

Babylon (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its kingdom, by the Euphrates River.

Where else “vavel” appears
they might make known to meיְהוֹדְעֻנַּyehoduna

make known

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

Where else “yehoduna” appears
the interpretationפְשַׁרfeshar

interpretation

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

Where else “feshar” appears
of the dreamחֶלְמָchelma

dream

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

Where else “chelma” appears

The context

5I saw a dream, and it made me afraid; and the imaginings on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

6 · This verse (above)

7Then there came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the diviners; and the dream I told before them, but its interpretation they did not make known to me.

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