And I said to the king, “(A)May the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad (B)when the city, the [a]site of my fathers’ tombs, is desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?”

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  1. Nehemiah 2:3 Lit house

but I said to the king, “May the king live forever!(A) Why should my face not look sad when the city(B) where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?(C)

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Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in [a](A)Aramaic: “(B)O king, live forever! (C)Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”

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  1. Daniel 2:4 The text is in Aramaic from here through 7:28

Then the astrologers answered the king,[a](A) “May the king live forever!(B) Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”

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  1. 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.

10 The queen entered the banquet [a]hall because of the words of the king and his nobles; the queen began to speak and said, “(A)O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts alarm you or your [b]face be pale.

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  1. Daniel 5:10 Lit house
  2. Daniel 5:10 Lit brightness be changed

10 The queen,[a] hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!”(A) she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale!

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  1. Daniel 5:10 Or queen mother

21 Then Daniel spoke [a]to the king, “(A)O king, live forever!

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  1. Daniel 6:21 Lit with

21 Daniel answered, “May the king live forever!(A)

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