Daniel
Daniel 2:5
5The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king | מַלְכָּא֙ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| replied | עָנֵ֤ה | ‘ā·nêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6032 answer |
| to the astrologers | לְכַשְׂדָּיֵא | lə·ḵaś·då̄·yē | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3779 Chaldean |
| My word | מִלְּתָ֖א | mil·lə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4406 word, thing |
| is final | אַזְדָּ֑א | ’az·dā | Adjective - feminine singular | H230 firm |
| If | הֵ֣ן | hên | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| you do not | לָ֤א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| tell me | תְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙ | ṯə·hō·wḏ·‘ūn·na·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular | H3046 know |
| the dream | חֶלְמָ֣א | ḥel·mā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H2493 dream |
| and its interpretation | וּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּ | ū·p̄iš·rêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6591 interpretation |
| you will be cut | תִּתְעַבְד֔וּן | tiṯ·‘aḇ·ḏūn | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5648 do, make, prepare |
| into pieces | הַדָּמִין֙ | had·dā·mîn | Noun - masculine plural | H1917 member, limb |
| and your houses | וּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹן | ū·ḇāt·tê·ḵō·wn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1005 house |
| will be reduced | יִתְּשָׂמֽוּן׃ | yit·tə·śā·mūn | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7761 set, make |
| to rubble | נְוָלִ֥י | nə·wā·lî | Noun - feminine singular | H5122 refuse-heap |
Cross-references
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Ezra 6:11 · Daniel 3:29 · 2 Kings 10:27 · Psalm 50:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.