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Daniel 2:4

Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:4
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Original language (Hebrew and Aramaic)

וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֛ים לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲרָמִ֑ית מַלְכָּא֙ לְעָלְמִ֣ין חֱיִ֔י אֱמַ֥ר חֶלְמָ֛א לְעַבְדָ֖ךְ וּפִשְׁרָ֥א נְחַוֵּֽא׃

  1. וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.Ru“and they spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  2. הַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.Dim“the Chaldeans”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from כַּשְׂדִּים · “Chaldea” · Strong's H3778
  3. לַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekh“to the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. אֲרָמִ֑ית'a.ra.Mit“Aramaic”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, construct · from אֲרָמִית · “Aramaic” · Strong's H0762
  5. מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king O”
    Aramaic · Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  6. לְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.Min“for ever”
    Aramaic · Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָלַם · “perpetuity” · Strong's H5957
  7. חֱיִ֔יche.Yi“live!”
    Aramaic · Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חֲיָא · “to live” · Strong's H2418
  8. אֱמַ֥ר'e.Mar“tell!”
    Aramaic · Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  9. חֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'“dream the”
    Aramaic · Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֵ֫לֶם · “dream” · Strong's H2493
  10. לְעַבְדָ֖ךְle.'av.da.yikh“to servant your”
    Aramaic · Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבַד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5649
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  11. וּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'“and interpretation the”
    Aramaic · Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
  12. נְחַוֵּֽא׃ne.cha.Ve'“we will declare”
    Aramaic · Verb, pael, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from חֲוָה · “to show” · Strong's H2324
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)