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Daniel 2:2
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Daniel 2:2
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2 So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans[a](A) to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
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- 2:2 In this chap. Chaldeans are influential Babylonian wise men.
Daniel 2:2
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Daniel 2:2
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2 So the king summoned the magicians,(A) enchanters, sorcerers(B) and astrologers[a](C) to tell him what he had dreamed.(D) When they came in and stood before the king,
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- Daniel 2:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 4, 5 and 10
Daniel 2:4-5
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Daniel 2:4-5
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4 The Chaldeans spoke to the king (Aramaic[a](A) begins here): “May the king live forever.(B) Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
5 The king replied to the Chaldeans, “My word is final: If you don’t tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be torn limb from limb,[b] and your houses will be made a garbage dump.(C)
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Daniel 2:4-5
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Daniel 2:4-5
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4 Then the astrologers answered the king,[a](A) “May the king live forever!(B) Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
5 The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided:(C) If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces(D) and your houses turned into piles of rubble.(E)
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- Daniel 2:4 At this point the Hebrew text has in Aramaic, indicating that the text from here through the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic.
Daniel 2:10
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Daniel 2:10
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10 The Chaldeans answered the king, “No one on earth can make known what the king requests.(A) Consequently, no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, medium, or Chaldean.
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Daniel 2:10
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Daniel 2:10
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10 The astrologers(A) answered the king, “There is no one on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer.(B)
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