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Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. (KJV)
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וּמִנִּי֙u.mi.Niand from me
שִׂ֣יםsimit was made
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7761G
Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVQp3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 19 times. Also: Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7761G; TAHOT Daniel 4:6 word 2
טְעֵ֔םte.'Ema decree
לְהַנְעָלָ֣הle.han.'a.Lahto bring in
Lemma: עֲלַל (a.lal) · Strong's: H5954
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVhcc)
Meaning: to come
Used 11 times. Also: Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5954; TAHOT Daniel 4:6 word 4
קָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.Maibefore me
Lemma: קֳדָם (qo.dam) · Strong's: H6925
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (ANcbpc)
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 4:6 word 5
לְכֹ֖לle.Khol<obj.> all
חַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.Mei[the] wise men of
Lemma: חַכִּים (chak.kim) · Strong's: H2445
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (AAampc)
Meaning: wise
Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2445; TAHOT Daniel 4:6 word 7
בָבֶ֑לva.VelBabylon
דִּֽי\־di-that
פְשַׁ֥רfe.Shar[the] interpretation of
Lemma: פְּשַׁר (pe.shar) · Strong's: H6591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: interpretation
Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6591; TAHOT Daniel 4:6 word 10
חֶלְמָ֖אchel.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 2:4, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2493; TAHOT Daniel 4:6 word 11
יְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּֽנִי\׃ye.Hod.'u.Na.nithey will make known to me
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVhi3mp)
Meaning: to know
Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Daniel 4:6 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | מִן־ H4481 from |
| I issued | → | שׂוּם H7761G to set: make |
| a decree | → | טְעֵם H2942 command |
| that all | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| the wise men | → | חַכִּים H2445 wise |
| of Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0895 Babylon |
| be brought | → | עֲלַל H5954 to come |
| before me | → | קֳדָם H6925 before |
| to | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| interpret | → | פְּשַׁר H6591 interpretation |
| the dream | → | חֵ֫לֶם H2493 dream |
| for me | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
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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