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Daniel 2:4

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

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וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּvaydabrvand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.הַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםhakasdimthe Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Chaldeans”, the ordinary formH3778a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that peopleChaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.לַמֶּ֖לֶךְlamelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.אֲרָמִ֑יתaramitin the Syrian languageאֲרָמִיתnoun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “in the Syrian language”, the ordinary formH762(only adverbial) in Arameanin the Syrian language (tongue), in Syriac.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.לְעָלְמִ֣יןlealeminto for everעָלַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to for ever”, the ordinary formH5957remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, foreverfor (n-)ever (lasting), old.חֱיִ֔יcheyiliveחֲיָאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “live”, a commandH2418to livelive, keep alive.אֱמַ֥רemarsayאֲמַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a commandH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.חֶלְמָ֛אchelmadreamחֵלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “dream”, the definite formH2493a dreamdream.לעבדיךlvdykhto servantעֲבַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5649a servantservant.לְעַבְדָ֖ךְleavdakheto servantעֲבַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5649a servantservant.וּפִשְׁרָ֥אufishraand interpretationפְּשַׁרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and interpretation”, the definite formH6591an interpretationinterpretation.נְחַוֵּֽאnechaveshewחֲוָאverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “shew”, an unfinished actionH2324to showshew.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in Aramaic: 'O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Chaldeans speak to the king [in] Aramaean, 'O king, to the ages live, tell the dream to thy servants, and the interpretation we do shew.'

World English Bible

Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”

Darby Translation

And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

Douay-Rheims

And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac: O king, live for ever: tell to thy servants thy dream, and we will declare the interpretation thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in Aramaic: 'O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, saying , O king, live for ever: do thou tell the dream to thy servants, and we will declare the interpretation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐλάλησαν οἱ Χαλδαῖοι τῷ βασιλεῖ Συριστὶ, βασιλεῦ, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ζῆθι· σὺ εἰπὸν τὸ ἐνύπνιον τοῖς παισί σου, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν ἀναγγελοῦμεν.