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Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: (KJV)
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עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh[was] replying
Lemma: עֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6032
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to answer
Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6032; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 1
דָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLDaniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1841H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 52 times. Also: Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1841H; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 2
וְאָמַ֔רve.'a.Marand [was] saying
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to say
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:15, Jeremiah 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0560; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 3
לֶהֱוֵ֨אle.he.Ve'let it be
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 4
שְׁמֵ֤הּshe.Mehname his
Lemma: שֻׁם (shum) · Strong's: H8036
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: name
Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:10, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:12, Daniel 2:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8036; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 5
דִּֽי\־di-of
אֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'true God the
מְבָרַ֔ךְme.va.Rakh[be] blessed
Lemma: בְּרַךְ (be.rakh) · Strong's: H1289
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVprmsa)
Meaning: to bless
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:19, Daniel 3:28, Daniel 4:34, Daniel 6:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1289; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 8
מִן\־min-from
עָלְמָ֖א'al.Ma'<the> antiquity
Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5957
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: perpetuity
Used 20 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:9, Daniel 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5957; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 10
וְעַ֣ד\־ve.'Ad-and to
עָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'<the> perpetuity
Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5957
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: perpetuity
Used 20 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:9, Daniel 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5957; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 12
דִּ֧יdithat
חָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'<the> wisdom
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2452
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 7:25, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:23, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 5:11, Daniel 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2452; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 14
וּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'and <the> power
Lemma: גְּבוּרָה (ge.vu.rah) · Strong's: H1370
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: might
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1370; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 15
דִּ֥יdiwhich
הִֽיא\׃Hi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1932
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (APp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:15, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1932; TAHOT Daniel 2:20 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and declared | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| Blessed | → | בְּרַךְ H1289 to bless |
| be | → | הֲוָא H1934 to be |
| the name | → | שֻׁם H8036 name |
| of | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| forever | → | עָלַם H5957 perpetuity |
| and | → | עַד H5705 till |
| ever | → | עָלַם H5957 perpetuity |
| for | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2452 wisdom |
| and power | → | גְּבוּרָה H1370 might |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| belong to Him | → | |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1932 he/she/it |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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