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Daniel 2:1-13

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.

2Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428commandedtocallH7121thescribes,andthemagiciansH2748,andthesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784,andtheChaldeansוְלַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםve.la.kas.DimH3778,toshewthekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֑יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472;andtheycameH935andstoodH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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

4AndtheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.DimH3778spokeH1696tothekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428inAramaicאֲרָמִ֑ית'a.ra.MitH762, OkingH4428,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957!tellthyservantsלְעַבְדָ֖ךְle.'av.da.yikhH5649thedreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493,andwewillshewtheinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

5Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredandsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560totheChaldeansלְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יle.khas.da.'eiH3779,Thecommandisgone forthfromme:Ifyedonotmakeתְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙te.hod.'u.Na.niH3046knownH3046unto methedreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493,anditsinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּu.fish.RehH6591, ye shall be cutinpieces,andyourhousesH1005shall bemadeH3046adunghill.

6Butifye shewthedreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493anditsinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591, ye shallreceiveתְּקַבְּל֖וּןte.ka.be.LunH6902ofmegiftsמַתְּנָ֤ןma.te.NanH4978andrewardsandgreatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690honour; therefore shewmethedreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493anditsinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591.

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

8Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredandsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,Iknowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3046ofacertaintythatye would gaintimeH5732,becauseyeseeH2370thewordמִלְּתָֽא׃mi.le.Ta'H4406isgone forthfromme;

9butifye donotmakeתְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִיte.hod.'u.Na.niH3046knownוְֽאִנְדַּ֕עve.'in.Da'H3046untomethedreamחֶלְמָא֩chel.Ma'H2493,thereisbutoneחֲדָה־cha.dah-H2298decreeדָֽתְכ֗וֹןda.te.KhonH1882foryou;forye have prepared lyingandcorruptwordsוּמִלָּ֨הu.mi.LahH4406tospeakbeforeme, tillthetimeעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732bechangedH8133: thereforetellH560methedreamחֶלְמָא֙chel.Ma'H2493,andIshallknowH3046thatyecanshewmeitsinterpretationפִשְׁרֵ֖הּfish.RehH6591.

10TheChaldeansכַשְׂדָּאֵ֤יkhas.da.iH3779answeredbeforethekingH4430andsaidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560,ThereisnotamanH606upontheearththatcanshewtheking'smatterH4406;thereforethereisnokingH4430, howevergreatרַ֣בravH7229andpowerful,thathathaskedשְׁאֵ֔לshe.'ElH7593suchathingofanyscribe,ormagicianH2749,orChaldeanוְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃ve.khas.DaiH3779.

11Forthethingthatthekingמַלְכָּ֤הmal.Kah'H4430demandethisextraordinary,andthereisnoneotherthatcanshewitbeforethekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,exceptthegodsאֱלָהִ֔ין'e.la.HinH426,whosedwellingמְדָ֣רְה֔וֹןme.Da.re.HonH4070isnotwithflesh.

12Forthiscausethekingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430wasirritatedandverywroth,andcommandedtodestroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הle.Hoa.DahH7allthewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

13Andthedecreeוְדָתָ֣אve.da.Ta'H1882wentforththatthewiseוְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אve.cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445menweretobeslain;andthey soughtDanielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841andhiscompanionstoslaythem.

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