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Daniel 2:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Daniel 2:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans[a](A) to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, “I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.”
4 The Chaldeans spoke to the king (Aramaic[b](B) begins here): “May the king live forever.(C) Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
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- Daniel 2:2 In this chap. Chaldeans are influential Babylonian wise men.
- Daniel 2:4 Dn 2:4–7:28 is written in Aram.
Daniel 2:2-4
New International Version
Daniel 2:2-4
New International Version
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, 3 he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles(E) me and I want to know what it means.[b]”
4 Then the astrologers answered the king,[c](F) “May the king live forever!(G) Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
Footnotes
- Daniel 2:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 4, 5 and 10
- Daniel 2:3 Or was
- 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.
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