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Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. (KJV)

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וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spoke

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 1

הַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.Dimthe Chaldeans

Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּים (kas.di) · Strong's: H3778

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Chaldea

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3778; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 2

לַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 3

אֲרָמִ֑ית'a.ra.MitAramaic

Lemma: אֲרָמִית (a.ra.mit) · Strong's: H0762

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: Aramaic

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:26, Ezra 4:7, Isaiah 36:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0762; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 4

מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king O

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 2:4 word 5

לְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.Minfor ever

Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5957

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

Meaning: perpetuity

Used 20 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:9, Daniel 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5957; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 6

חֱיִ֔יche.Yilive!

Lemma: חֲיָא (cha.ya) · Strong's: H2418

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqv2ms)

Meaning: to live

Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 3:9, Daniel 5:10, Daniel 5:19, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2418; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 7

אֱמַ֥ר'e.Martell!

Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqv2ms)

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 2:4 word 8

חֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'dream the

Lemma: חֵ֫לֶם (che.lem) · Strong's: H2493

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

Meaning: dream

Used 22 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:26, Daniel 2:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2493; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 9

וּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'and interpretation the

Lemma: פְּשַׁר (pe.shar) · Strong's: H6591

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

Meaning: interpretation

Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6591; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 10

נְחַוֵּֽא\׃ne.cha.Ve'we will declare

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

Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (AVpi1cp)

Meaning: to show

Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2324; TAHOT Daniel 2:4 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the astrologers	→	כַּשְׂדִּים H3778 Chaldea
answered	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
in Aramaic	→	אֲרָמִית H0762 Aramaic
O king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
may you live	→	חֲיָא H2418 to live
forever	→	עָלַם H5957 perpetuity
Tell	→	אֲמַר H0560 to say
your servants	→	עֲבַד H5649 servant/slave
the dream	→	חֵ֫לֶם H2493 dream
and we will give	→	חֲוָה H2324 to show
the interpretation	→	פְּשַׁר H6591 interpretation

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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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