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׃
- עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh“[was] replying”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
- מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- וְאָמַ֔רve.'a.Mar“and [was] saying”Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
- מִן־min-“according to”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
- יַצִּיב֙ya.Tziv“certain”Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from יַצִּיב · “certain” · Strong's H3330
- יָדַ֣עya.Da'“[am] knowing”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
- אֲנָ֔ה'a.Nah“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנָה · “me” · Strong's H0576B
- דִּ֥יdi“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- עִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'“<the> time”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from עִדָּן · “time” · Strong's H5732
- אַנְתּ֣וּן'an.Tun“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַנְתּוּן · “you” · Strong's H0608
- זָבְנִ֑יןza.ve.Nin“[are] gaining”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from זְבַן · “to buy” · Strong's H2084
- כָּל־kol-“as to”Preposition + Preposition · from ל · “to” · Strong's H9005
- קֳבֵל֙ko.Vel“because”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קֳבֵל · “before” · Strong's H6903H
- דִּ֣יdi“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- חֲזֵית֔וֹןcha.zei.Ton“you have seen”Verb, peal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חֲזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2370
- דִּ֥יdi“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- אַזְדָּ֖א'az.Da'“[is] assured”Adverb · from אַזְדָּא · “gone” · Strong's H0230
- מִנִּ֥יmi.Ni“from me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4481
- 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)