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Daniel 2:21-38

21And hechangethמְהַשְׁנֵ֤אme.hash.Ne'H8133thetimesעִדָּנַיָּא֙'i.da.nai.Ya'H5732and theseasonsוְזִמְנַיָּ֔אve.zim.nai.Ya'H2166: heremovethמְהַעְדֵּ֥הme.ha'.DehH5709kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, and settethupוּמְהָקֵ֣יםu.me.ha.KeimH6966kingsמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430: hegivethיָהֵ֤בya.HevH3052wisdomחָכְמְתָא֙cha.khe.me.Ta'H2452to thewiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445, andknowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָ֖אu.man.de.'A'H4486to them thatknowלְיָדְעֵ֥יle.ya.de.'EiH3046understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH999:

22Herevealethגָּלֵ֥אga.Le'H1541thedeepעַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'H5994and secretthingsוּמְסַתְּרָתָ֑אu.me.sa.te.ra.Ta'H5642: heknowethיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3046whatמָ֣הmahH4101is in thedarknessבַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'H2816, and thelightוּנְהוֹרָ֖אu.ne.hi.ra'H5094dwellethשְׁרֵֽא׃she.Re'H8271withhimעִמֵּ֥הּ'i.MehH5974.

23Iאֲנָ֔ה'a.NahH576thankמְהוֹדֵ֤אme.ho.De'H3029thee, andpraiseוּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.BachH7624thee, O thouGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of myfathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2, who hastgivenיְהַ֣בְתְּye.HavtH3052mewisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452andmightוּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'H1370, and hast madeknownהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙ho.da'.Ta.niH3046to menowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705what wedesiredבְעֵ֣ינָאve.'Ei.na'H1156oftheeמִנָּ֔ךְmi.NakhH4481: for thou hast now madeknownהוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא׃ho.da'.Te.na'H3046to us theking’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406.

24Thereforeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836Danielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841wentinעַ֣ל'alH5954toעַל־'al-H5922Ariochאַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746, whom thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430hadordainedמַנִּ֣יma.NiH4483todestroyלְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.DahH7thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895: hewentאֲזַ֣ל׀'a.ZalH236andsaidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652to him;Destroyתְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.VedH7notאַל־'al-H409thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH895: bring meinהַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ha.'E.le.niH5954beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, and I willrevealאֲחַוֵּֽא׃ ס'a.cha.Ve'H2324to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

25Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְיוֹךְ֙'ar.yoKhH746broughtinהַנְעֵ֥לhan.'ElH5954Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלle.da.ni.YelH1841beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430inhasteבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927, andsaidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652to him, I havefoundהַשְׁכַּ֤חַתhash.Ka.chatH7912amanגְּבַר֙ge.VarH1400of thecaptivesגָֽלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547ofמִן־min-H4481Judahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061, that will makeknownיְהוֹדַֽע׃ye.ho.Da'H3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591.

26Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560toDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, whosenameשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,Artהַֽאִיתָ֣ךְha.'i.ta.yikhH383thouableכָּהֵ֗לka.HelH3546to makeknownלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046to me thedreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493which I haveseenחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370, and theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃u.fish.RehH6591of it?

27Danielדָנִיֵּ֛אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֧ה'a.NehH6032in thepresenceקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925of thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430, andsaidוְאָמַ֑רve.'a.MarH560, Thesecretרָזָה֙ra.Zah'H7328which thekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430hathdemandedשָׁאֵ֔ל לָ֧אsha.'El la'H7593 H3809thewiseחַכִּימִ֣יןcha.ki.MinH2445men, theastrologersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826, themagiciansחַרְטֻמִּין֙char.tu.MinH2749, thesoothsayersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505,cannotיָכְלִ֖יןya.khe.LinH3202revealלְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324to thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430;

28Butבְּרַ֡םbe.RamH1297thereisאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383aGodאֱלָ֤הּ'e.LahH426inheavenבִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bish.mai.Ya'H8065thatrevealethגָּלֵ֣אga.Le'H1541secretsרָזִ֔יןra.ZinH7328, and makethknownוְהוֹדַ֗עve.ho.Da'H3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּא֙le.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020whatמָ֛הmahH4101shallbeלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH320daysיוֹמַיָּ֑אyo.mai.Ya'H3118. Thydreamחֶלְמָ֨ךְchel.MakhH2493, and thevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376of thyheadרֵאשָׁ֛ךְre.ShakhH7217uponעַֽל־'al-H5922thybedמִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903, aretheseדְּנָ֥הde.NahH1836;

29As fortheeאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607, Okingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430, thythoughtsרַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ra'.yo.noKhH7476cameסְלִ֔קוּse.Li.kuH5559into thy minduponעַל־'al-H5922thybedמִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903,whatמָ֛הmahH4101should come topassלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH311thisדְנָ֑הde.NahH1836: and he thatrevealethוְגָלֵ֧אve.ga.Le'H1541secretsרָזַיָּ֛אra.zai.Ya'H7328makethknownהוֹדְעָ֖ךְhod.'AkhH3046to theewhatמָה־mah-H4101shall come topassלֶהֱוֵֽא׃le.he.Ve'H1934.

30But as formeוַאֲנָ֗הva.'a.NahH576,thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836secretרָזָ֥אra.Za'H7328isnotלָ֤אla'H3809revealedגֱּלִ֣יge.LiH1541to me for anywisdomבְחָכְמָה֙ve.cha.khe.MahH2452that Ihaveאִיתַ֥י'i.TaiH383morethanמִן־min-H4481anyכָּל־kol-H3606livingחַיַּיָּ֔אchai.yai.Ya'H2417,butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861for theirsakesדִּבְרַת֙div.RatH1701thatעַל־'al-H5922shall makeknownיְהוֹדְע֔וּןye.hod.'UnH3046theinterpretationפִשְׁרָא֙fish.Ra'H6591to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֣אle.mal.Ka'H4430, and that thou mayestknowתִּנְדַּֽע׃tin.Da'H3046thethoughtsוְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥יve.ra'.yo.NeiH7476of thyheartלִבְבָ֖ךְli.VakhH3825.

31Thouאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607, Okingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430,sawestחָזֵ֤ה הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙cha.Zeh ha.Vay.taH1934 H2370, andbeholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431agreatחַד֙ שַׂגִּ֔יאchad sa.Gi'H2298 H7690imageצְלֵ֥םtze.LemH6755.Thisדִּכֵּ֥ןdi.KenH1797greatרַ֛בravH7229imageצַלְמָ֨אtzal.Ma'H6755, whosebrightnessוְזִיוֵ֥הּve.zi.VehH2122wasexcellentיַתִּ֖ירya.TirH3493,stoodקָאֵ֣םka.'EmH6966beforeלְקָבְלָ֑ךְle.ka.ve.LakhH6903thee; and itsformוְרֵוֵ֖הּve.re.VehH7299wasterribleדְּחִֽיל׃de.ChilH1763.

32Theheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217of thisimageצַלְמָ֗אtzal.Ma'H6755was offineטָ֔בTavH2869goldדְהַ֣בde.HavH1722, hisbreastחֲד֥וֹהִיcha.Do.hiH2306and hisarmsוּדְרָע֖וֹהִיu.de.ra.'o.hiH1872ofsilverכְסַ֑ףkhe.SafH3702, hisbellyמְע֥וֹהִיme.'o.hiH4577and histhighsוְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּve.yar.kha.TehH3410ofbrassנְחָֽשׁ׃ne.ChashH5174,

33Hislegsשָׁק֖וֹהִיsha.Ko.hiH8243ofironפַרְזֶ֑לfar.ZelH6523, hisfeetרַגְל֕וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271partמִנְּהֵין֙mi.ne.hinH4481ofironפַרְזֶ֔לfar.ZelH6523andpartוּמִנְּהֵ֖יןu.mi.ne.honH4481ofclayחֲסַֽף׃cha.SafH2635.

34Thousawestחָזֵ֣ה הֲוַ֗יְתָcha.Zeh ha.Vay.taH2370 H1934tillעַ֠ד'adH5705astoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69was cutoutהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028, whichsmoteוּמְחָ֤תu.me.ChatH4223theimageלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755uponעַל־'al-H5922hisfeetרַגְל֔וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271that were ofironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523andclayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635, andbrokeH1855themהִמּֽוֹן׃hi.MonH1994topiecesH1855.

35Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116was theironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523, theclayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635, thebrassנְחָשָׁ֜אne.cha.Sha'H5174, thesilverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702, and thegoldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722, broken topiecesדָּ֣קוּDa.kuH1855 H1751togetherכַחֲדָ֡הkha.cha.DahH2298, andbecameוַהֲווֹ֙va.ha.VoH1934like thechaffכְּע֣וּרke.'UrH5784ofמִן־min-H4481thesummerקַ֔יִטKa.yitH7007threshingfloorsאִדְּרֵי־'i.de.rei-H147; and thewindרוּחָ֔אru.Cha'H7308carriedH5376themהִמּוֹן֙hi.mOnH1994awayH5376,thatוְכָל־ve.kholH3606noלָא־la'-H3809placeאֲתַ֖ר'a.TarH870wasfoundהִשְׁתֲּכַ֣חhish.ta.KhachH7912for them: and thestoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69thatsmoteמְחָ֣תme.ChatH4223theimageלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameהֲוָ֛תha.VatH1934agreatרַ֖בravH7229mountainלְט֥וּרle.TurH2906, andfilledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391thewholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

36Thisדְּנָ֣הde.NahH1836is thedreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493; and we willtellנֵאמַ֥רne.MarH560theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591of itbeforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

37Thouאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607, Okingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, art akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofkingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430: for theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065hathgivenיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052thee akingdomמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,powerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632, andstrengthוְתָקְפָּ֥אve.ta.ke.Pa'H8632, andgloryוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367.

38Andwhereverוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3606thechildrenH1123ofmenאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753, thebeastsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of thefieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251and thefowlsוְעוֹף־ve.'of-H5776of theheavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065hath hegivenיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052into thyhandבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028, and hath made theerulerוְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְve.hash.le.TakhH7981over themallבְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbe.kha.le.HonH3606.Thouאַנְתְּ'an.tahH607art thisheadרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217ofgoldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

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