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And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. (KJV)

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וּמִלְּתָ֨אu.mi.le.Ta'and matter the

Lemma: מִלָּה (mil.lah) · Strong's: H4406

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)

Meaning: word

Used 24 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4406; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 1

דִֽי\־di-which

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 2

מַלְכָּ֤הmal.Kah'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 3

שָׁאֵל֙sha.'El[is] asking

Lemma: שְׁאֵל (she.el) · Strong's: H7593

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)

Meaning: to ask

Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:10, Ezra 7:21, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7593; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 4

יַקִּירָ֔הya.ki.Rah[is] difficult

Lemma: יַקִּיר (yaq.qir) · Strong's: H3358

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (AAafsa)

Meaning: honorable

Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3358; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 5

וְאָחֳרָן֙ve.'o.cho.Ranand [is] another

Lemma: אׇחֳרָן (o.cho.ran) · Strong's: H0321

Parsing: Aabsa (Aabsa)

Meaning: another

Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:29, Daniel 5:17, Daniel 7:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0321; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 6

לָ֣אla'not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 7

אִיתַ֔י'i.Taithere

Lemma: אִיתַי (i.tay) · Strong's: H0383

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: there is

Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:17, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0383; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 8

דִּ֥יdiwho

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 9

יְחַוִּנַּ֖הּye.chav.vi.Nahhe will declare it

Lemma: חֲוָה (cha.vah) · Strong's: H2324

Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVpi3ms)

Meaning: to show

Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2324; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 10

קֳדָ֣םko.Dambefore

Lemma: קֳדָם (qo.dam) · Strong's: H6925

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: before

Used 38 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:19, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6925; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 11

מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 12

לָהֵ֣ןla.Henexcept

Lemma: לָהֵן (la.hen) · Strong's: H3861

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: except

Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 5:12, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:28, Daniel 6:5, Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3861; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 13

אֱלָהִ֔ין'e.la.Hingods

Lemma: אֱלָהּ (e.lah) · Strong's: H0426

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: god

Used 93 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0426; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 14

דִּ֚יdiwho

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 15

מְדָ֣רְה֔וֹןme.Da.re.Hondwelling place their

Lemma: מְדָר (me.dar) · Strong's: H4070B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: dwelling

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4070B; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 16

עִם\־'im-[is] with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5974

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: with

Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 5:2, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:16, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5974; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 17

בִּשְׂרָ֖אbis.Ra'<the> flesh

Lemma: בְּשַׁר (be.shar) · Strong's: H1321

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: flesh

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:12, Daniel 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1321; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 18

לָ֥אla'not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 19

אִיתֽוֹהִי\׃'i.To.hithere it

Lemma: אִיתַי (i.tay) · Strong's: H0383

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: there is

Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:17, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0383; TAHOT Daniel 2:11 word 20

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

What	→	דִּי H1768 that
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
requests	→	שְׁאֵל H7593 to ask
is so difficult	→	יַקִּיר H3358 honorable
that no	→	לָא H3809 not
one	→	אׇחֳרָן H0321 another
can tell it	→	חֲוָה H2324 to show
to	→	קֳדָם H6925 before
him	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
except	→	לָהֵן H3861 except
the gods	→	אֱלָהּ H0426 god
whose	→	דִּי H1768 that
dwelling	→	מְדָר H4070B dwelling
is	→	אִיתַי H0383 there is
not	→	לָא H3809 not
with	→	עִם H5974 with
mortals	→	בְּשַׁר H1321 flesh

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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