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Daniel 2:1-12

1And in thesecondשְׁתַּ֗יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of thereignלְמַלְכוּת֙le.mal.KhutH4438ofNebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019dreamedחָלַ֥םcha.LamH2492dreamsחֲלֹמ֑וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472, by which hisspiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307wastroubledוַתִּתְפָּ֣עֶםva.tit.Pa.'emH6470, and hissleepוּשְׁנָת֖וֹu.she.na.ToH8142brokeנִהְיְתָ֥הnih.ye.TahH1961from him.

2Then thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tocallלִקְרֹ֨אlik.Ro'H7121themagiciansלַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֜יםla.char.tu.MimH2748, and theastrologersוְלָֽאַשָּׁפִ֗יםve.la.'a.sha.FimH825, and thesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784, and theChaldeansוְלַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםve.la.kas.DimH3778, toshowלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֑יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472. So theycameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I havedreamedחָלָ֑מְתִּיcha.La.me.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and myspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307wastroubledוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045thedreamהַחֲלֽוֹם׃ha.cha.LomH2472.

4Then theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.DimH3778spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428inSyrianאֲרָמִ֑ית'a.ra.MitH762, Okingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957:tellאֱמַ֥ר'e.MarH560thyservantsלְעַבְדָ֖ךְle.'av.da.yikhH5649thedreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493, and we willshowנְחַוֵּֽא׃ne.cha.Ve'H2324theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

5Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to theChaldeansלְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יle.khas.da.'eiH3779, Thethingמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406isgoneאַזְדָּ֑א'az.Da'H230frommeמִנִּ֣יmi.NiH4481:ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006ye willnotלָ֤אla'H3809makeknownתְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙te.hod.'u.Na.niH3046to me thedreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493, with theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּu.fish.RehH6591of it, ye shall becutתִּתְעַבְד֔וּןtit.'av.DunH5648inpiecesהַדָּמִין֙ha.da.MinH1917, and yourhousesוּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹןu.va.tei.KhonH1005shall bemadeיִתְּשָׂמֽוּן׃yi.te.sa.MunH7761a refuseheapנְוָלִ֥יne.va.LiH5122.

6ButifH2006ye shallshowתְּֽהַחֲוֹ֔ןte.ha.cha.VonH2324thedreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493, and theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591of it, ye shallreceiveתְּקַבְּל֖וּןte.ka.be.LunH6902ofמִן־min-H4481meקֳדָמָ֑יko.da.MaiH6925giftsמַתְּנָ֤ןma.te.NanH4978andrewardsוּנְבִזְבָּה֙u.ne.viz.BahH5023andgreatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690honourוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367:thereforeH3861showהַחֲוֹֽנִי׃ha.cha.Vo.niH2324me thedreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493, and theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591of it.

7Theyansweredעֲנ֥וֹa.NoH6032againתִנְיָנ֖וּתtin.ya.NutH8579andsaidוְאָמְרִ֑יןve.'a.me.RinH560, Let thekingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430tellיֵאמַ֥רye.MarH560hisservantsלְעַבְד֖וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649thedreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493, and we willshowנְהַחֲוֵֽה׃ne.ha.cha.VehH2324theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591of it.

8Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,Iאֲנָ֔ה'a.NahH576knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3046ofמִן־min-H4481certaintyיַצִּיב֙ya.TzivH3330thatyeאַנְתּ֣וּן'an.TunH608wouldgainזָבְנִ֑יןza.ve.NinH2084thetimeעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732,becauseקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903 H3606yeseeחֲזֵית֔וֹןcha.zei.TonH2370thethingמִלְּתָֽא׃mi.le.Ta'H4406isgoneאַזְדָּ֖א'az.Da'H230fromמִנִּ֥יmi.NiH4481me.

9ButifH2006ye willnotלָ֨אla'H3809makeknownתְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִיte.hod.'u.Na.niH3046to me thedreamחֶלְמָא֩chel.Ma'H2493, there is butoneחֲדָה־ הִ֣יאcha.dah- hi'H1932 H2298decreeדָֽתְכ֗וֹןda.te.KhonH1882for you: for ye havepreparedהִזְדְּמִנְתּוּן֙haz.min.tunH2164lyingכִדְבָ֤הkhid.VahH3538andcorruptוּשְׁחִיתָה֙u.she.chi.TahH7844wordsוּמִלָּ֨הu.mi.LahH4406tospeakלְמֵאמַ֣רle.me.MarH560beforeקָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.MaiH6925me,tillעַ֛ד'adH5705thetimeעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732bechangedיִשְׁתַּנֵּ֑אyish.ta.Ne'H8133:thereforeH3861tellאֱמַ֣רוּ'e.Ma.ruH560me thedreamחֶלְמָא֙chel.Ma'H2493, and I shallknowוְֽאִנְדַּ֕עve.'in.Da'H3046thatH1768ye canshowתְּהַחֲוֻנַּֽנִי׃te.ha.cha.vu.Na.niH2324me theinterpretationפִשְׁרֵ֖הּfish.RehH6591of it.

10TheChaldeansכַשְׂדָּאֵ֤יkhas.da.iH3779answeredעֲנ֨וֹa.NoH6032beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430, andsaidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560, Thereisאִיתַ֤י'i.TaiH383notלָֽא־la'-H3809amanאֲנָשׁ֙'a.NashH606uponעַל־'al-H5922theearthיַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔אya.besh.Ta'H3007thatcanיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3202revealלְהַחֲוָיָ֑הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324theking’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֣תmi.LatH4406:thereforeקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903 H1768there isnoלָ֣אla'H3809kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4430,lordרַ֣בravH7229, norrulerוְשַׁלִּ֔יטve.sha.LitH7990, that hathaskedשְׁאֵ֔לshe.'ElH7593suchכִדְנָה֙khid.NahH1836thingsמִלָּ֤הmi.LahH4406ofanyH3606magicianחַרְטֹּ֖םchart.TomH2749, orastrologerוְאָשַׁ֥ףve.'a.ShafH826, orChaldeanוְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃ve.khas.DaiH3779.

11And it is arareיַקִּירָ֔הya.ki.RahH3358thingוּמִלְּתָ֨אu.mi.le.Ta'H4406that thekingמַלְכָּ֤הmal.Kah'H4430requirethשָׁאֵל֙sha.'ElH7593, and thereisאִיתַ֔י'i.TaiH383noלָ֣אla'H3809otherוְאָחֳרָן֙ve.'o.cho.RanH321that canrevealיְחַוִּנַּ֖הּye.chav.vi.NahH2324itbeforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,exceptלָהֵ֣ןla.HenH3861thegodsאֱלָהִ֔ין'e.la.HinH426, whosedwellingמְדָ֣רְה֔וֹןme.Da.re.HonH4070isאִיתֽוֹהִי׃'i.To.hiH383notלָ֥אla'H3809withעִם־'im-H5974fleshבִּשְׂרָ֖אbis.Ra'H1321.

12Forקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836causeH3606thekingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430wasangryבְּנַ֖סbe.NasH1149andveryשַׂגִּ֑יאsa.Gi'H7690furiousוּקְצַ֣ףu.ke.TzafH7108, andcommandedוַאֲמַר֙va.'a.MarH560todestroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הle.Hoa.DahH7allH3606thewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

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