Daniel
Daniel 2:10
10The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The astrologers | כַשְׂדָּיֵא | ḵaś·då̄·yē | Noun - proper | H3779 Chaldean |
| answered | עֲנ֨וֹ | ‘ă·nōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H6032 answer |
| the king | מַלְכָּא֙ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| No | לָֽא־ | lā- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| one | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| on earth | יַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔א | yab·beš·tā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H3007 earth |
| can | יוּכַ֖ל | yū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3202 be able |
| do | לְהַחֲוָיָ֑ה | lə·ha·ḥă·wā·yāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2324 show |
| what the king | מַלְכָּ֔א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| requests | מִלַּ֣ת | mil·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4406 word, thing |
| No | לָ֣א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| king | מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4430 king |
| however great | רַ֣ב | raḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7229 great |
| and powerful | וְשַׁלִּ֔יט | wə·šal·lîṭ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7990 having mastery, ruling |
| has ever asked | שְׁאֵ֔ל | šə·’êl | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7593 |
| anything | מִלָּ֤ה | mil·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4406 word, thing |
| like this | כִדְנָה֙ | ḵiḏ·nāh | Preposition-k; Pronoun - masculine singular | H1836 this |
| of any | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| magician | חַרְטֹּ֖ם | ḥarṭ·ṭōm | Noun - masculine singular | H2749 magician |
| enchanter | וְאָשַׁ֥ף | wə·’ā·šap̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H826 conjurer, enchanter |
| or astrologer | וְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃ | wə·ḵaś·dāy | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3779 Chaldean |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.