Daniel 2:5

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.

a. ASV: he 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.

b. YLT: 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;

c. Classic Amplified: 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!

d. Septuagint: 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.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: The king responded and said to the Chaldeans, “The thing has escaped me! If you do not make the dream and its interpretation known to me, you will be cut to bits, and your homes will be made a dunghill!”

1. “The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me…”

a. [The] king king [Strong: 4430 melek meh'-lek (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428; a king:--king, royal.]

b. answered [Strong: 6032 `anah an-aw' (Aramaic) corresponding to 6030:--answer, speak.]

c. [and] said [Strong: 560 'amar am-ar' (Aramaic) corresponding to 559:--command, declare, say, speak, tell.]

d. [to the] Chaldeans [Strong: 3779 Kasday kas-dah'-ee (Aramaic) corresponding to 3778; a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer:--Chaldean.]

e. [The] thing [Strong: 4406 millah mil-law' (Aramaic) corresponding to 4405; a word, command, discourse, or subject:--commandment, matter, thing. word.]

f. [is] gone [Strong: 230 'azad az-zawd' (Aramaic) of uncertain derivation; firm:--be gone.]

g. from [me] [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.]

2. “...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.”

a. if [Strong: 2006 hen hane (Aramaic) corresponding to 2005: lo! also there(-fore), (un- )less, whether, but, if:--(that) if, or, whether.]

b. [ye will] 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.]

c. [make] known [to me] [Strong: 3046 yda` yed-ah' (Aramaic) corresponding to 3045:--certify, know, make known, teach.]

d. [the] dream [Strong: 2493 chelem khay'-lem (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2492; a dream:--dream.]

e. [with the] interpretation [thereof] [Strong: 6591 pshar pesh-ar' (Aramaic) from 6590; an interpretation:--interpretation.]

f. [ye shall be] cut [Strong: 5648 `abad ab-bad' (Aramaic) corresponding to 5647; to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.:--X cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.]

g. [in] pieces [Strong: 1917 haddam had-dawm' (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of 1916; something stamped to pieces, i.e. a bit:--piece.]

h. [and your] houses [Strong: 1005 bayith bah-yith (Aramaic) corresponding to 1004:--house.]

i. [shall be] made [Strong: 7761 suwm soom (Aramaic) corresponding to 7760:--+ command, give, lay, make, + name, + regard, set.]

j. [a] dunghill [Strong: 5122 nvaluw nev-aw-loo' (Aramaic) or nvaliy (Aramaic) {nev-aw-lee'}; from an unused root probably meaning to be foul; a sink:--dunghill.]

1). The king demanded to be told the dream and the interpretation.