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Daniel 2

1Andinthesecondyearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofthereignלְמַלְכוּת֙le.mal.KhutH4438ofNebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019dreamedחָלַ֥םcha.LamH2492dreamsחֲלֹמ֑וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472;andhisspiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307wasH1961troubledוַתִּתְפָּ֣עֶםva.tit.Pa.'emH6470,andhissleepוּשְׁנָת֖וֹu.she.na.ToH8142wentfromhim.

2Thenthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428commandedtocallH7121themagiciansH2748,andtheenchanters,andthesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784,andtheChaldeansוְלַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםve.la.kas.DimH3778,totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֑יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472.SotheycameH935inandstoodH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

3Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untothem,Ihavedreamedחָלָ֑מְתִּיcha.La.me.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,andmyspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307istroubledוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045thedreamהַחֲלֽוֹם׃ha.cha.LomH2472.

4ThenspaketheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.DimH3778tothekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428intheSyrian language, OkingH4428,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957:tellthyservantsלְעַבְדָ֖ךְle.'av.da.yikhH5649thedreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493,andwewillshowtheinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

5Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredandsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560totheChaldeansלְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יle.khas.da.'eiH3779,Thethingisgonefromme:ifyemakeתְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙te.hod.'u.Na.niH3046notknownH3046unto methedreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493andtheinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof, ye shall be cutinpieces,andyourhousesH1005shall bemadeH3046adunghill.

6Butifye showthedreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493andtheinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591thereof, ye shallreceiveתְּקַבְּל֖וּןte.ka.be.LunH6902ofmegiftsמַתְּנָ֤ןma.te.NanH4978andrewardsandgreatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690honorוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367: therefore showmethedreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493andtheinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof.

7Theyansweredthesecondtimeandsaidוְאָמְרִ֑יןve.'a.me.RinH560, Letthekingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430tellיֵאמַ֥רye.MarH560hisservantsלְעַבְד֖וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649thedreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493,andwewillshowtheinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.

8Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredandsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,Iknowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3046ofacertaintythatye would gaintimeH5732,becauseyeseeH2370thethingisgonefromme.

9Butifyemakeתְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִיte.hod.'u.Na.niH3046notknownוְֽאִנְדַּ֕עve.'in.Da'H3046untomethedreamחֶלְמָא֩chel.Ma'H2493,thereisbutoneחֲדָה־cha.dah-H2298lawH1882foryou;forye have prepared lyingandcorruptwordsוּמִלָּ֨הu.mi.LahH4406tospeakbeforeme, tillthetimeעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732bechangedH8133: thereforetellH560methedreamחֶלְמָא֙chel.Ma'H2493,andIshallknowH3046thatyecanshowmetheinterpretationפִשְׁרֵ֖הּfish.RehH6591thereof.

10TheChaldeansכַשְׂדָּאֵ֤יkhas.da.iH3779answeredbeforethekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,andsaidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560,ThereisnotamanH606upontheearththatcanshowtheking’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430matterH4406, forasmuchasnokingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4430, lord,orruler, hathaskedשְׁאֵ֔לshe.'ElH7593suchathingofanymagicianH2749,orenchanter,orChaldeanוְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃ve.khas.DaiH3779.

11Anditisa rarethingthatthekingמַלְכָּ֤הmal.Kah'H4430requireth,andthereisnootherthatcanshowitbeforethekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,exceptthegodsאֱלָהִ֔ין'e.la.HinH426,whosedwellingמְדָ֣רְה֔וֹןme.Da.re.HonH4070isnotwithflesh.

12Forthiscausethekingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430wasangryandveryfurious,andcommandedtodestroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הle.Hoa.DahH7allthewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

13Sothedecreeוְדָתָ֣אve.da.Ta'H1882wentforth,andthewiseוְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אve.cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445menweretobeslain;andthey soughtDanielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841andhiscompanionstobeslain.

14Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Danielדָּנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841returnedH8421answerwithcounselandprudencetoAriochלְאַרְי֕וֹךְle.'ar.YokhH746thecaptainoftheking’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430guard,whowasgoneforthtoslaythewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֖יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895;

15heansweredandsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560toAriochלְאַרְיוֹךְ֙le.'ar.yoKhH746theking’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430captain, Whereforeisthedecreeדָתָ֛אda.Ta'H1882sourgentfromthekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430?Thenאֱדַ֣יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746madeH3046thethingknownH3046toDanielלְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃le.da.ni.YelH1841.

16AndDanielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841wentin,anddesiredofthekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430thathewould appointhimatimeזְמָ֣ןze.ManH2166,andhewould showthekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

17Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wenttohishouseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005,andmadeH3046thethingknownH3046toHananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,Mishael,andAzariah,hiscompanions:

18thattheywould desire merciesoftheGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerningעַל־'al-H5922thissecret;thatDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841andhiscompanions shouldnotperishwiththerestשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606ofthewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116wasthesecretrevealedגֲלִ֑יga.LiH1541untoDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֛אלle.da.ni.YelH1841inavisionבְּחֶזְוָ֥אbe.chez.Va'H2376ofthenightלֵילְיָ֖אleil.Ya'H3916.Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841blessedtheGodלֶאֱלָ֥הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065.

20Danielדָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841answeredandsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,Blessedbethenameשְׁמֵ֤הּshe.MehH8036ofGodאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426foreverH5957andeverH5957;forwisdomH2452andmightarehis.

21AndhechangeththetimesH2166andtheseasons;heremovethkingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430,andsetteth upkingsמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430;hegivethwisdomH2452untothewiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445,andknowledgetothemthathaveunderstanding;

22herevealeththedeepandsecret things;heknowethwhatisinthedarkness,andthelight dwellethwithhim.

23Ithank thee,andpraisethee, O thouGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofmyfathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2,whohastgivenmewisdomH2452andmight,andhastnowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705madeH3046knownH3046untomewhatwedesiredofthee;forthou hastmadeH3046knownH3046unto ustheking’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406.

24ThereforeDanielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841wentinuntoAriochאַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746,whomthekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430hadappointedמַנִּ֣יma.NiH4483todestroyלְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.DahH7thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895;hewentandsaidH560thusuntohim:Destroyתְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.VedH7notthewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menofBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH895;bringH5954meinbeforethekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,andIwillshow untothekingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

25Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְיוֹךְ֙'ar.yoKhH746broughtH5954inDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלle.da.ni.YelH1841beforethekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430inhasteבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927,andsaidH560thusuntohim,IhavefoundH7912amanגְּבַר֙ge.VarH1400ofthechildrenofthecaptivityofJudahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061,thatwillmakeיְהוֹדַֽע׃ye.ho.Da'H3046knownH3046untothekingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591.

26Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredandsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560toDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,whosenameשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096, Art thouableכָּהֵ֗לka.HelH3546tomakeלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046knownH3046unto methedreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493whichIhaveseenH2370,andtheinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃u.fish.RehH6591thereof?

27Danielדָנִיֵּ֛אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredbeforethekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,andsaidוְאָמַ֑רve.'a.MarH560,Thesecretwhichthekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430hathdemandedcanneitherwiseחַכִּימִ֣יןcha.ki.MinH2445men, enchanters,magiciansחַרְטֻמִּין֙char.tu.MinH2749,norsoothsayers, show untothekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430;

28butthereisaGodאֱלָ֤הּ'e.LahH426inheavenבִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bish.mai.Ya'H8065thatrevealeth secrets,andhehathmadeH3046knownH3046tothekingלְמַלְכָּא֙le.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020whatshallbeinthelatterdaysיוֹמַיָּ֑אyo.mai.Ya'H3118. Thydreamחֶלְמָ֨ךְchel.MakhH2493,andthevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376ofthyheadרֵאשָׁ֛ךְre.ShakhH7217upon thybedמִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903,arethese:

29asforthee, Okingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430, thythoughtsרַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ra'.yo.noKhH7476came into thy mind upon thybedמִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903,whatshouldcometopass hereafter;andhethatrevealeth secrets hathmadeH3046knownH3046totheewhatshall cometopass.

30Butasforme,thissecretisnotrevealedגֱּלִ֣יge.LiH1541tomeforanywisdomבְחָכְמָה֙ve.cha.khe.MahH2452thatIhavemoreמִן־min-H4481thananyliving,buttotheintentthattheinterpretationפִשְׁרָא֙fish.Ra'H6591maybemadeיְהוֹדְע֔וּןye.hod.'UnH3046knownתִּנְדַּֽע׃tin.Da'H3046tothekingלְמַלְכָּ֣אle.mal.Ka'H4430,andthatthou mayestknowH3046thethoughtsוְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥יve.ra'.yo.NeiH7476ofthyheartלִבְבָ֖ךְli.VakhH3825.

31Thou, Okingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430, sawest,and,behold,agreatרַ֛בravH7229imageצְלֵ֥םtze.LemH6755.Thisimageצַלְמָ֨אtzal.Ma'H6755, whichwasmighty,andwhosebrightnesswasexcellent,stoodקָאֵ֣םka.'EmH6966beforethee;andtheaspect thereofwasterrible.

32Asforthisimageצַלְמָ֗אtzal.Ma'H6755, itsheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217wasoffinegoldדְהַ֣בde.HavH1722, itsbreastanditsarmsofsilverכְסַ֑ףkhe.SafH3702, itsbellyanditsthighsofbrass,

33itslegsofironפַרְזֶ֑לfar.ZelH6523,itsfeetpartofironפַרְזֶ֔לfar.ZelH6523,andpartofclayחֲסַֽף׃cha.SafH2635.

34Thou sawest tillthatastoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69wascutהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505outwithouthandsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,whichsmotetheimageלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755upon itsfeetthatwereofironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523andclayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635,andbraketheminpieces.

35Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116wastheironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523,theclayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635,thebrass,thesilverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702,andthegoldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722, brokeninpieces together,andbecamelikethechaffofthesummerthreshing-floors;andthewindcarriedthemaway,sothatnoplacewasfoundH7912forthem:andthestoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69thatsmotetheimageלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameagreatרַ֖בravH7229mountain,andfilledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391thewholeearthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

36Thisisthedreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493;andwewilltellנֵאמַ֥רne.MarH560theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereofbeforethekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

37Thou, Okingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, artkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofkingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430, untowhomtheGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065hathgiventhekingdomמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,thepowerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632,andthestrength,andtheglory;

38andwheresoeverthechildrenofmenH606dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753,thebeastsH2423ofthefieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251andthebirdsוְעוֹף־ve.'of-H5776oftheheavensשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065hathhegiveninto thyhandבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028,andhathmadetheetoruleH7981overthemall: thou arttheheadרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217ofgoldH1722.

39Andafterthee shallariseתְּק֛וּםte.KumH6966anotherkingdomמַלְכ֥וּmal.KhuH4437inferiortothee;andanotherthirdתְלִיתָאָ֤הte.li.ta.yaH8523kingdomוּמַלְכ֨וּu.mal.KhuH4437ofbrass,whichshall bearruleתִשְׁלַ֖טtish.LatH7981overalltheearthH772.

40Andthefourthרְבִ֣יעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.yahH7244kingdomוּמַלְכוּ֙u.mal.KhuH4437shallbestrongתַקִּיפָ֖הta.ki.FahH8624asironH6523, forasmuchasironH6523breakethinpiecesandsubduethallthings;andasironH6523thatcrushethallthese, shall itbreakinpiecesandcrush.

41Andwhereas thou sawestthefeetandtoesוְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗אve.'etz.be.'a.Ta'H677,partofpotters’clayחֲסַ֤ףcha.SafH2635,andpartofironפַּרְזֶ֔לpar.ZelH6523, it shallbeadividedkingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437;butthereshallbeinitofthestrengthoftheironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523, forasmuchasthou sawesttheironפַּ֨רְזְלָ֔אpar.ze.La'H6523mixedמְעָרַ֖בme.'a.RavH6151withmiryclayבַּחֲסַ֥ףba.cha.SafH2635.

42Andasthetoesוְאֶצְבְּעָת֙ve.'etz.be.'AtH677ofthefeetwerepartofironפַּרְזֶ֖לpar.ZelH6523,andpartofclayחֲסַ֑ףcha.SafH2635,sothekingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437shallbepartlystrongתַקִּיפָ֔הta.ki.FahH8624,andpartlybroken.

43Andwhereas thou sawesttheironH6523mixedH6151withmiryclayH2635,theyshall mingle themselveswiththeseedofmenH606;buttheyshallnotcleaveonetoanother,evenasironH6523dothnotminglewithclayH2635.

44Andinthedaysוּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹןu.ve.yo.mei.HonH3118ofthosekingsמַלְכַיָּ֣אmal.khai.Ya'H4430shalltheGodאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֤אshe.mai.Ya'H8065setH6966upakingdomH4437whichshall neverbedestroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255,norshallthesovereigntythereofbeleftH7662toanotherpeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5972;butit shall breakinpiecesandconsumeallthesekingdomsH4437,andit shallstandH6966foreverH5957.

45Forasmuchasthou sawestthatastoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH69wascutאִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת'it.ge.Ze.retH1505outofthemountainwithouthandsבִידַ֗יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,andthatit brakeinpiecestheironפַּרְזְלָ֨אpar.ze.La'H6523,thebrass,theclayחַסְפָּא֙chas.Pa'H2635,thesilverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702,andthegoldוְדַהֲבָ֔אve.da.ha.Va'H1722;thegreatרַב֙ravH7229Godאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426hathmadeH3046knownH3046tothekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430whatshall cometopass hereafter:andthedreamחֶלְמָ֖אchel.Ma'H2493iscertain,andtheinterpretationפִּשְׁרֵֽהּ׃ פpish.RehH6591thereofsure.

46Thenבֵּ֠אדַיִןBe.da.yinH116thekingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020fellH5308uponhisfaceאַנְפּ֔וֹהִי'an.Po.hiH600,andworshippedDanielוּלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלu.le.da.ni.YelH1841,andcommandedthattheyshouldoffer an oblationandsweet odors unto him.

47Thekingמַלְכָּ֨אmal.Ka'H4430answereduntoDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,andsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Ofatruth yourGodאֱלָהֲכ֗וֹן'e.la.ha.KhonH426istheGodאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426ofgodsאֱלָהִ֛ין'e.la.HinH426,andtheLordוּמָרֵ֥אu.ma.Re'H4756ofkingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430,andarevealerofsecrets, seeing thou hastbeenableיְכֵ֔לְתָּye.Khe.le.taH3202torevealH1541thissecret.

48Thenאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116thekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430madeDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֣אלle.da.ni.YelH1841greatH7229,andgavehimmanyשַׂגִּיאָן֙sa.gi.'AnH7690greatH7229giftsוּמַתְּנָ֨ןu.ma.te.NanH4978,andmadehimtoruleH7981overthewholeprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895,andtobechiefוְרַב־ve.rav-H7229governoroverallthewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

49AndDanielוְדָנִיֵּאל֙ve.da.ni.yeLH1841requestedofthekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,andheappointedוּמַנִּ֗יu.ma.NiH4483Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665,overtheaffairsoftheprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895:butDanielוְדָנִיֵּ֖אלve.da.ni.YelH1841wasinthegateofthekingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430.

Commentaries on Daniel 2

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