ESV Reformation Study Bible – Dan 2:4
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Dan 2:4

2:4 Aramaic. From here until the end of ch. 7 the text is written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew. Ezra 4:8–6:18; 7:12–26 are also written in Aramaic. There has been much speculation about why these verses are in Aramaic, but no generally accepted conclusion has been reached.