In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream; his spirit was agitated, yet he was overcome byayet he was overcome by Meaning of Heb. uncertain; in contrast to others “and he could not.” sleep.
The king ordered the magicians, exorcists, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to be summoned in order to tell the king what he had dreamed. They came and stood before the king,
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ויאמר
257
המלך
95
לקרא
331
לחרטמים
337
ולאשפים
467
ולמכשפים
526
ולכשדים
410
להגיד
52
למלך
120
חלמתיו
494
ויבאו
25
ויעמדו
136
לפני
170
המלך
95
Daniel 2:3
Gematria: 2813
ויאמרלהםהמלךחלוםחלמתיותפעםרוחילדעתאתהחלום
and the king said to them, “I have had a dream and I am full of anxiety to know what I have dreamed.”
The king said in reply to the Chaldeans, “I hereby decree: If you will not make the dream and its meaning known to me, you shall be torn limb from limb and your houses confiscated.bconfiscated Meaning uncertain; or “turned into ruins.”
that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one verdict for you. You have conspired to tell me something false and fraudulent until circumstances change; so relate the dream to me, and I will then know that you can tell its meaning.”
The Chaldeans said in reply to the king, “There is no one on earth who can satisfy the king’s demand,csatisfy the king’s demand Lit. “tell the king’s matter.” for great king or ruler—none has ever asked such a thing of any magician, exorcist, or Chaldean.
The thing asked by the king is difficult; there is no one who can tell it to the king except the gods whose abode is not among mortals.”dmortals Lit. “flesh.”
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ומלתא
477
דימלכה
109
שאל
331
יקירה
325
ואחרן
265
לא
31
איתי
421
די
14
יחונה
79
קדם
144
מלכא
91
להן
85
אלהין
96
די
14
מדרהון
305
עםבשרא
613
לא
31
איתוהי
432
Daniel 2:12
Gematria: 1535
כלקבלדנהמלכאבנסוקצףשגיאואמרלהובדהלכלחכימיבבל
Whereupon the king flew into a violent rage, and gave an order to do away with all the sages of Babylon.
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כלקבל
182
דנה
59
מלכא
91
בנס
112
וקצף
276
שגיא
314
ואמר
247
להובדה
52
לכל
80
חכימי
88
בבל
34
Daniel 2:13
Gematria: 2830
ודתאנפקתוחכימיאמתקטליןובעודניאלוחברוהילהתקטלהס
The decree condemning the sages to death was issued. Daniel and his companions were about to be put to death
that they might implore the God of Heaven for help regarding this mystery, so that Daniel and his colleagues would not be put to death together with the other sages of Babylon.
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ורחמין
314
למבעא
143
מןקדם
234
אלה
36
שמיא
351
עלרזא
308
דנה
59
די
14
לא
31
יהובדון
83
דניאל
95
וחברוהי
237
עםשאר
611
חכימי
88
בבל
34
Daniel 2:19
Gematria: 1359
אדיןלדניאלבחזואדיליליארזאגליאדיןדניאלברךלאלהשמיא
The mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision; then Daniel blessed the God of Heaven.
I acknowledge and praise You,O God of my ancestors,You who have given me wisdom and power,For now You have let me know what we asked of You;You have let us know what concerns the king.”
Thereupon Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to do away with the sages of Babylon; he came and said to him as follows, “Do not do away with the sages of Babylon; bring me to the king and I will tell the king the meaning!”
So Arioch rushed Daniel into the king’s presence and said to him, “I have found among the exiles of Judah a man who can make the meaning known to the king!”
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, who has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what is to be at the end of days. This is your dream and the vision that entered your mind in bed:
Not because my wisdom is greater than that of other creatures has this mystery been revealed to me, but in order that the meaning should be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.
“O king, as you looked on, there appeared a great statue. This statue, which was huge and its brightness surpassing, stood before you, and its appearance was awesome.
All at once, the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were crushed, and became like chaff of the threshing floors of summer; a wind carried them off until no trace of them was left. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
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באדין
67
דקו
110
כחדה
37
פרזלא
318
חספא
149
נחשא
359
כספא
161
ודהבא
18
והוו
23
כעור
296
מןאדריקיט
424
ונשא
357
המון
101
רוחא
215
וכלאתר
657
לאהשתכח
764
להון
91
ואבנא
60
דימחת
462
לצלמא
191
הות
411
לטור
245
רב
202
ומלאת
477
כלארעא
322
Daniel 2:36
Gematria: 1255
דנהחלמאופשרהנאמרקדםמלכא
“Such was the dream, and we will now tell the king its meaning.
into whose hands have been given humans, wild animals, and the fowl of heaven, wherever they may dwell; and to whom has been given dominion over them all—you are the head of gold.
But the fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron; just as iron crushes and shatters everything—and like iron that smashes—so will it crush and smash all these.
You saw the feet and the toes, part potter’s clay and part iron; that means it will be a divided kingdom; it will have only some of the stability of iron, inasmuch as you saw iron mixed with common clay.
You saw iron mixed with common clay; that means: they shall intermingle through marriage,ethrough marriage Lit. “by human seed”; meaning uncertain. but shall not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay.
And in the time of those kings, the God of Heaven will establish a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, a kingdom that shall not be transferred to another people. It will crush and wipe out all these kingdoms, but shall itself last forever—
just as you saw how a stone was hewn from the mountain, not by hands, and crushed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God has made known to the king what will happen in the future. The dream is sure and its interpretation reliable.”
The king said in reply to Daniel, “Truly your God must be the God of gods and Sovereign of kings and the revealer of mysteries to have enabled you to reveal this mystery.”
The king then elevated Daniel and gave him very many gifts, and made him governor of the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect of all the sages of Babylon.
At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to administer the province of Babylon; while Daniel himself was at the king’s court.