Daniel 2:18

Daniel 2:18

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

a. ASV: That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

b. YLT: And to seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret, that they destroy not Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

c. Classic Amplified:  So that they would desire and request mercy of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

d. Septuagint: And they sought mercies from the God of heaven concerning this mystery; that Daniel and his friends might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: And to pray for mercy from before the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions should not be destroyed with the rest of the sages of Babylonia

1. “That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret.

a. [That they would] desire [Strong: 1156 b`a' beh-aw' (Aramaic) or b ah (Aramaic) {beh-aw'}; corresponding to 1158; to seek or ask:--ask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.]

b. mercies [Strong: 7359 rchem rekh-ame' (Aramaic) corresponding to 7356; (plural) pity:--mercy.]

c. of [Strong: 4481 min min (Aramaic) corresponding to 4480:--according, after, + because, + before, by, for, from, X him, X more than, (out) of, part, since, X these, to, upon, + when.]

d. [Strong: 6925 qodam kod-awm' (Aramaic) or qdam (Aramaic) (Daniel 7:l3) {ked-awm'}; corresponding to 6924; before:--before, X from, X I (thought), X me, + of, X it pleased, presence.]

e. [the] God [Strong: 426 'elahh el-aw' (Aramaic) corresponding to 433; God:--God, god.]

f. [of] heaven [Strong: 8065 shamayin shaw-mah'-yin (Aramaic) corresponding to 8064:--heaven.]

g. concerning [Strong: 5922 `al al (Aramaic) corresponding to 5921:--about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore, from, in, X more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with.]

h. this [Strong: 1836 den dane (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of 1791; this:-- (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), + thus, where(-fore), which.]

i. secret [Strong: 7328 raz rawz (Aramaic) from an unused root probably meaning to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mystery:--secret.]

2. “...that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.”

a. that [he] [Strong: 1768 diy dee (Aramaic) apparently for 1668; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of:--X as, but, for(-asmuch +), + now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, + what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.]

b. Daniel [Strong: 1841 Daniye'l daw-nee-yale' (Aramaic) corresponding to 1840; Danijel, the Heb. prophet:--Daniel.]

c. [and his] fellows [Strong: 2269 chabar khab-ar' (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2266; an associate:--companion, fellow.]

d. [should] not [Strong: 3809 la' law (Aramaic) or lah (Aramaic) (Dan. 4:32) {law}; corresponding to 3808:--or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), ((can-))not, as nothing, without.]

e. perish [Strong: 7 'abad ab-ad' (Aramaic) corresponding to 6:--destroy, perish.]

f. with [Strong: 5974 `im eem (Aramaic) corresponding to 5973:--by, from, like, to(-ward), with.]

g. [the] rest [Strong: 7606 sh'ar sheh-awr' (Aramaic) corresponding to 7605:--X whatsoever more, residue, rest.]

h. [of the] wise [men] [Strong: 2445 chakkiym khak-keem' (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2449; wise, i.e. a Magian:--wise.]

i. [of] Babylon [Strong: 895 Babel baw-bel' (Aramaic) corresponding to 894:--Babylon.]

1). It was either God intervene and give Daniel the dream and the interpretation or all of the wise men of Babylon including all the young Jewish would be slain. 

a). Daniel 2:1-5 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams by which his spirit was troubled and agitated and his sleep went from him.

2:2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, the enchanters or soothsayers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans [diviners], to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

2:3 And the king said to them, I had a dream and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

2:4 Then said the Chaldeans [diviners] to the king in Aramaic [the Syrian language], O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

2:5 The king answered the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me! And the decree goes forth from me and I say it with all emphasis: if you do not make known to me the dream with its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces and your houses shall be made a dunghill!