Daniel 4:9

“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.
Daniel 4:9
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Original language (Aramaic)

בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮ רַ֣ב חַרְטֻמַיָּא֒ דִּ֣י׀ אֲנָ֣ה יִדְעֵ֗ת דִּ֠י ר֣וּחַ אֱלָהִ֤ין קַדִּישִׁין֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְכָל־רָ֖ז לָא־אָנֵ֣ס לָ֑ךְ חֶזְוֵ֨י חֶלְמִ֧י דִֽי־חֲזֵ֛ית וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ אֱמַֽר׃

  1. בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮be.le.te.sha.Tzar“O Belteshazzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר · “Belteshazzar” · Strong's H1096
  2. רַ֣בrav“[the] chief of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from רַב · “great” · Strong's H7229
  3. חַרְטֻמַיָּא֒char.tu.mai.Ya'“magicians the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חַרְטֹם · “magician” · Strong's H2749
  4. דִּ֣י׀di“whom”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  5. אֲנָ֣ה'a.Nah“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנָה · “me” · Strong's H0576B
  6. יִדְעֵ֗תyid.'Et“I know”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
  7. דִּ֠יdi“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  8. ר֣וּחַRu.ach“a spirit of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7308
  9. אֱלָהִ֤ין'e.la.Hin“gods”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
  10. קַדִּישִׁין֙ka.di.Shin“holy”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from קַדִּישׁ · “holy” · Strong's H6922
  11. בָּ֔ךְBakh“[is] in you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  12. וְכָל־ve.khol“and any”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  13. רָ֖זraz“secret”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from רָז · “mystery” · Strong's H7328
  14. לָא־la'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  15. אָנֵ֣ס'a.Nes“[is] oppressing”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲנַס · “to constrain” · Strong's H0598
  16. לָ֑ךְLakh“<obj.> you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  17. חֶזְוֵ֨יchez.Vei“[the] visions of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חֱזוּ · “vision” · Strong's H2376
  18. חֶלְמִ֧יchel.Mi“dream my”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֵ֫לֶם · “dream” · Strong's H2493
  19. דִֽי־di-“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  20. חֲזֵ֛יתcha.Zeit“I saw”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חֲזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2370
  21. וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.Reh“and interpretation its”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
  22. אֱמַֽר׃'e.Mar“tell!”
    Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)