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Daniel 2:4-7

4Then the astrologersהַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.DimH3778answeredוַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428in Aramaicאֲרָמִ֑ית'a.ra.MitH762, “O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,may you liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957!Tellאֱמַ֥ר'e.MarH560your servantsלְעַבְדָ֖ךְle.'av.da.yikhH5649the dreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493,and we will giveנְחַוֵּֽא׃ne.cha.Ve'H2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'H6591.”

5The kingמַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֣רmal.Ka' ve.'a.MarH4430 H560repliedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032to the astrologersלְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יle.khas.da.'eiH3779, “My wordמִלְּתָ֖א מִנִּ֣יmi.le.Ta' mi.NiH4406 H4481is finalאַזְדָּ֑א'az.Da'H230:Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006you do notלָ֤אla'H3809tell meתְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙te.hod.'u.Na.niH3046the dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּu.fish.RehH6591,you will be cutתִּתְעַבְד֔וּןtit.'av.DunH5648into piecesהַדָּמִין֙ha.da.MinH1917and your housesוּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹןu.va.tei.KhonH1005will be reducedיִתְּשָׂמֽוּן׃yi.te.sa.MunH7761to rubbleנְוָלִ֥יne.va.LiH5122.

6But ifוְהֵ֨ןve.HenH2006you tell meתְּֽהַחֲוֹ֔ןte.ha.cha.VonH2324the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591,you will receiveתְּקַבְּל֖וּןte.ka.be.LunH6902fromמִן־min-H4481meקֳדָמָ֑יko.da.MaiH6925giftsמַתְּנָ֤ןma.te.NanH4978and rewardsוּנְבִזְבָּה֙u.ne.viz.BahH5023and greatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690honorוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367.Soלָהֵ֕ןla.HenH2006tell meהַחֲוֹֽנִי׃ha.cha.Vo.niH2324the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591.”

7They answeredעֲנ֥וֹa.NoH6032a second timeתִנְיָנ֖וּתtin.ya.NutH8579, “Let the kingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430tellוְאָמְרִ֑יןve.'a.me.RinH560the dreamחֶלְמָ֛א יֵאמַ֥רchel.Ma' ye.MarH2493 H560to his servantsלְעַבְד֖וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649,and we will giveנְהַחֲוֵֽה׃ne.ha.cha.VehH2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.”

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