Daniel 2:8

The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.
Daniel 2:8
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Original language (Aramaic)

עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔ר מִן־יַצִּיב֙ יָדַ֣ע אֲנָ֔ה דִּ֥י עִדָּנָ֖א אַנְתּ֣וּן זָבְנִ֑ין כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י חֲזֵית֔וֹן דִּ֥י אַזְדָּ֖א מִנִּ֥י מִלְּתָֽא׃

  1. עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh“[was] replying”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
  2. מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  3. וְאָמַ֔רve.'a.Mar“and [was] saying”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  4. מִן־min-“according to”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
  5. יַצִּיב֙ya.Tziv“certain”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from יַצִּיב · “certain” · Strong's H3330
  6. יָדַ֣עya.Da'“[am] knowing”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
  7. אֲנָ֔ה'a.Nah“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנָה · “me” · Strong's H0576B
  8. דִּ֥יdi“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  9. עִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'“<the> time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from עִדָּן · “time” · Strong's H5732
  10. אַנְתּ֣וּן'an.Tun“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַנְתּוּן · “you” · Strong's H0608
  11. זָבְנִ֑יןza.ve.Nin“[are] gaining”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from זְבַן · “to buy” · Strong's H2084
  12. כָּל־kol-“as to”
    Preposition + Preposition · from ל · “to” · Strong's H9005
  13. קֳבֵל֙ko.Vel“because”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קֳבֵל · “before” · Strong's H6903H
  14. דִּ֣יdi“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  15. חֲזֵית֔וֹןcha.zei.Ton“you have seen”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חֲזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2370
  16. דִּ֥יdi“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  17. אַזְדָּ֖א'az.Da'“[is] assured”
    Adverb · from אַזְדָּא · “gone” · Strong's H0230
  18. מִנִּ֥יmi.Ni“from me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4481
  19. מִלְּתָֽא׃mi.le.Ta'“word the”
    Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מִלָּה · “word” · Strong's H4406
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)