Daniel
Daniel 2:9
9If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | הֵן־ | hên- | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| you do not | לָ֨א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| tell me | תְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִי | ṯə·hō·wḏ·‘un·na·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular | H3046 know |
| the dream | חֶלְמָא֩ | ḥel·mā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H2493 dream |
| is | הִ֣יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1932 he, she, it |
| one | חֲדָה־ | ḥă·ḏāh- | Number - feminine singular | H2298 one, single, first |
| decree for you | דָֽתְכ֗וֹן | ḏā·ṯə·ḵō·wn | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H1882 decree, law |
| You have conspired | הַזְמִנְתּוּן | haz·min·tūn | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2164 agree together |
| to speak | לְמֵאמַ֣ר | lə·mê·mar | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H560 say, tell, command |
| before me | קָֽדָמַ֔י | qā·ḏā·may | Preposition; first person common singular | H6925 before |
| false | כִדְבָ֤ה | ḵiḏ·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3538 false |
| and fraudulent | וּשְׁחִיתָה֙ | ū·šə·ḥî·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H7844 corrupt |
| words | וּמִלָּ֨ה | ū·mil·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4406 word, thing |
| hoping | עַ֛ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5705 even to, until |
| the situation | עִדָּנָ֖א | ‘id·dā·nā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H5732 time |
| will change | יִשְׁתַּנֵּ֑א | yiš·tan·nê | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8133 |
| Therefore | לָהֵ֗ן | lā·hên | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| tell | אֱמַ֣רוּ | ’ĕ·ma·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H560 say, tell, command |
| me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| the dream | חֶלְמָא֙ | ḥel·mā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H2493 dream |
| and I will know | וְֽאִנְדַּ֕ע | wə·’in·da‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H3046 know |
| that | דִּ֥י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| you can give me | תְּהַחֲוֻנַּֽנִי׃ | tə·ha·ḥă·wun·na·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular | H2324 show |
| its interpretation | פִשְׁרֵ֖הּ | p̄iš·rêh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6591 interpretation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 7:25 · Esther 4:11 · Isaiah 41:23 · Daniel 2:21 · Isaiah 44:25 · Daniel 3:15 · Daniel 5:28 · Ezekiel 13:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.