Daniel

Daniel 2:11

¹¹What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	דִֽי־	ḏî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the king	מַלְכָּ֤ה	mal·kāh	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
requests	שָׁאֵל֙	šā·’êl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7593
is so difficult	יַקִּירָ֔ה	yaq·qî·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3358 honourable, difficult
that no	לָ֣א	lā	Adverb - Negative particle	H3809 not
one	וְאָחֳרָן֙	wə·’ā·ḥo·rān	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H321 another
can tell it	יְחַוִּנַּ֖הּ	yə·ḥaw·win·nah	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2324 show
to	קֳדָ֣ם	qo·ḏām	Preposition	H6925 before
him	מַלְכָּ֑א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
except	לָהֵ֣ן	lā·hên	Conjunction	H3861 on this account, therefore
the gods	אֱלָהִ֔ין	’ĕ·lā·hîn	Noun - masculine plural	H426 god, God
whose	דִּ֚י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
dwelling	מְדָ֣רְה֔וֹן	mə·ḏā·rə·hō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4070 dwelling place
is	אִיתֽוֹהִי׃	’î·ṯō·w·hî	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H383 there is, are. . .
not	לָ֥א	lā	Adverb - Negative particle	H3809 not
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5974 with
mortals	בִּשְׂרָ֖א	biś·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1321 flesh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.