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Daniel 4:7

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Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise [men] of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.	Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.	But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, [saying],

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then^H116 came^H5954 in the magicians^H2749, the astrologers^H826, the Chaldeans^H3779, and the soothsayers^H1505: and I^H576 told^H560 the dream^H2493 before^H6925 them; but they did not^H3809 make known^H3046 unto me the interpretation^H6591 thereof.

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Original Hebrew

וְחֶזְוֵי רֵאשִׁי עַל־מִשְׁכְּבִי חָזֵה הֲוֵית וַאֲלוּ אִילָן בְּגֹוא אַרְעָא וְרוּמֵהּ שַׂגִּיא׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/חֶזְוֵ֥י	ve./chez.Vei	H2376	AC/Ncmpc	and/ (the) visions of
רֵאשִׁ֖/י	re.Sh/i	H7217	ANcmsc/Sp1cs	head/ my
עַֽל	'al-	H5922	AR	on
מִשְׁכְּבִ֑/י	mish.ke.V/i	H4903	ANcmsc/Sp1cs	bed/ my
חָזֵ֣ה	cha.Zeh	H2370	AVqrmsa	seeing
הֲוֵ֔ית	ha.Veit	H1934	AVqp1cs	I was
וַ/אֲל֥וּ	va./'a.Lu	H431	AC/Tm	and/ lo!
אִילָ֛ן	'i.Lan	H363	ANcmsa	a tree
בְּ/ג֥וֹא	be./Go'	H1459	AR/Ncmsc	in/ (the) midst of
אַרְעָ֖/א	'ar.'A/'	H772	ANcfsd/Td	land/ the
וְ/רוּמֵ֥/הּ	ve./ru.Me/h	H7314	AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	and/ height/ its
שַׂגִּֽיא	sa.Gi'	H7690	AAamsa	(was) great

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H116 — אֱדַיִן (ʼĕdayin, ed-ah'-yin): (Aramaic) of uncertain derivation; then (of time); now, that time, then.
• H560 — אֲמַר (ʼămar, am-ar'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אָמַר; {to say (used with great latitude)}; command, declare, say, speak, tell.
• H576 — אֲנָא (ʼănâʼ, an-aw'): (Aramaic) or אֲנָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֲנִיlemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי; I; I, as for me.
• H826 — אַשָּׁף (ʼashshâph, ash-shawf'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אַשָּׁף; {a conjurer}; astrologer.
• H1505 — גְּזַר (gᵉzar, ghez-ar'): (Aramaic) corresponding to גָּזַר; to quarry; determine; cut out, soothsayer.
• H2493 — חֵלֶם (chêlem, khay'-lem): (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to חָלַם; a dream; dream.
• H2749 — חַרְטֹם (charṭôm, khar-tome'): (Aramaic) the same as חַרְטֹם; {a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)}; magician.
• H3046 — יְדַע (yᵉdaʻ, yed-ah'): (Aramaic) corresponding to יָדַע; {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.
• H3779 — כַּשְׂדַּי (Kasday, kas-dah'-ee): (Aramaic) corresponding to כַּשְׂדִּי; a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer; Chaldean.
• H3809 — לָא (lâʼ, law): (Aramaic) or לָה; (Aramaic) (Daniel 4:32), corresponding to לֹא; {not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}; or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.
• H5954 — עֲלַל (ʻălal, al-al'): (Aramaic) corresponding to עָלַל (in the sense of thrusting oneself in),; to enter; causatively, to introduce; bring in, come in, go in.
• H6591 — פְּשַׁר (pᵉshar, pesh-ar'): (Aramaic) from פְּשַׁר; an interpretation; interpretation.
• H6925 — קֳדָם (qŏdâm, kod-awm'): (Aramaic) or קְדָם; (Aramaic) (Daniel 7:13), corresponding to קֶדֶם; before; before, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H363 — אִילָן (ʼîylân, ee-lawn'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אֵילוֹן; a tree; tree.
• H431 — אֲלוּ (ʼălûw, al-oo'): (Aramaic) probably prolonged from אֵל; lo!; behold.
• H772 — אֲרַע (ʼăraʻ, ar-ah'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אֶרֶץ; the earth; by implication (figuratively) low; earth, interior.
• H1459 — גַּו (gav, gav): (Aramaic) corresponding to גֵּו; the middle; midst, same, there-(where-) in.
• H1934 — הָוָא (hâvâʼ, hav-aw'): (Aramaic) or הָוָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to הָוָא; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words); be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.
• H2370 — חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, khaz-aw'): (Aramaic) or חֲזָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to חָזָה; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem); behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.
• H2376 — חֵזֵו (chêzêv, khay'-zev): (Aramaic) from חֲזָא; a sight; look, vision.
• H4903 — מִשְׁכַּב (mishkab, mish-kab'): (Aramaic) corresponding to מִשְׁכָּב; a bed; bed.
• H5922 — עַל (ʻal, al): (Aramaic) corresponding to עַל; {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}; about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.
• H7217 — רֵאשׁ (rêʼsh, raysh): (Aramaic) corresponding to רֹאשׁ; the head; figuratively, the sum; chief, head, sum.
• H7314 — רוּם (rûwm, room): (Aramaic) from רוּם; (literally) altitude; height.
• H7690 — שַׂגִּיא (saggîyʼ, sag-ghee'): (Aramaic) corresponding to שַׂגִּיא; large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial); exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• but — Isaiah 44:25, Jeremiah 27:9-10, Daniel 2:7, 2 Timothy 3:8-9
• Then came — Daniel 2:1-2

Reciprocal references (13): Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 8:18, 1 Kings 4:30, Esther 1:13, Isaiah 19:3, Isaiah 41:28, Isaiah 47:9, Daniel 1:20, Daniel 2:4, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 5:8

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHALDEANS, MAGIC
• Nave’s: ASTROLOGY, CHALDEANS, CONVERTS, HEATHEN, MAGICIAN, TESTIMONY, WICKED (PEOPLE)

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