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Daniel 2:16-23

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.

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