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Daniel 2:30-32
New English Translation
Daniel 2:30-32
New English Translation
30 As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom[a] than any other living person, but so that the king may understand[b] the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.[c]
31 “You, O king, were watching as a great statue—one[d] of impressive size and extraordinary brightness—was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm. 32 As for that statue, its head was of fine gold, its chest and arms were of silver, its belly and thighs were of bronze.
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- Daniel 2:30 tn Aram “not for any wisdom which is in me more than [in] any living man.”
- Daniel 2:30 tn Aram “they might cause the king to know.” The impersonal plural is used here to refer to the role of God’s spirit in revealing the dream and its interpretation to the king. As J. A. Montgomery says, “it appropriately here veils the mysterious agency” (Daniel [ICC], 164-65). Subsequent narratives show both God and angels involved with Nebuchadnezzar, so “they” can be appropriate.
- Daniel 2:30 tn Aram “heart.”
- Daniel 2:31 tn Aram “an image.”
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