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Daniel 2:5

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

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עָנֵ֤הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וְאָמַ֣רveamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.לכשדיאlkhshdyto Chaldeanכַּשְׂדַּיpreposition, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to Chaldean”, the definite formH3779a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologerChaldean.לְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יlekhasdaeto Chaldeanכַּשְׂדַּיpreposition, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to Chaldean”, the ordinary formH3779a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologerChaldean.מִלְּתָ֖אmiltacommandmentמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “commandment”, the definite formH4406a word, command, discourse, or subjectcommandment, matter, thing. word.מִנִּ֣יminifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.אַזְדָּ֑אazdabe goneאֲזָדadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “be gone”, the ordinary formH230firmbe gone.הֵ֣ןhenifהֵןconjunction — “if”H2006lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if(that) if, or, whether.לָ֤אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.תְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֨נִי֙tehodeunaniknowיְדַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, an unfinished actionH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.חֶלְמָ֣אchelmadreamחֵלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “dream”, the definite formH2493a dreamdream.וּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּufishrehand interpretationפְּשַׁרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and interpretation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6591an interpretationinterpretation.הַדָּמִין֙hadaminpieceהַדָּםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “piece”, the ordinary formH1917something stamped to pieces, i.e. a bitpiece.תִּתְעַבְד֔וּןtitavdundoעֲבַדverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “do”, an unfinished actionH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.וּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹןuvateykhonand houseבַּיִתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.נְוָלִ֥יnevalidunghillנְוָלוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “dunghill”, the ordinary formH5122a sinkdunghill.יִתְּשָׂמֽוּןyitsamungiveשׂוּםverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “give”, an unfinished actionH7761{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}[phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans: 'The thing is certain with me; if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

Young’s Literal Translation

The king hath answered and said to the Chaldeans, 'The thing from me is gone; if ye do not cause me to know the dream and its interpretation, pieces ye are made, and your houses are made dunghills;

World English Bible

The king answered the Chaldeans, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill.

Darby Translation

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The command is gone forth from me: If ye do not make known unto me the dream, and its interpretation, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

Douay-Rheims

And the king answering said to the Chaldeans: The thing is gone out of my mind: unless you tell me the dream, and the meaning thereof, you shall be put to death, and your houses shall be confiscated.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The king answered the Chaldeans, The thing has departed from me: if ye do not make known to me the dream and the interpretation, ye shall be destroyed, and your houses shall be spoiled.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς Χαλδαίοις, ὁ λόγος ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ ἀπέστη· ἐὰν μὴ γνωρίσητέ μοι τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν, εἰς ἀπώλειαν ἔσεσθε, καὶ οἱ οἶκοι ὑμῶν διαρπαγήσονται.