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Daniel 4:18-19
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18 “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its[a] interpretation, for none of the wise men in[b] my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

19 Then Daniel (whose name is also Belteshazzar) was upset for a brief time;[c] his thoughts were alarming him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream and its interpretation alarm you.” But Belteshazzar replied, “Sir,[d] if only the dream were for your enemies and its interpretation applied to your adversaries!

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:18 tc The present translation, as also in the next verse, reads פִּשְׁרֵהּ (pishreh, “its interpretation”) with the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss; the Kethib is פִּשְׁרָא (pishraʾ, “the interpretation”).
  2. Daniel 4:18 tn Aram “of.”
  3. Daniel 4:19 tn Aram “about one hour.” The expression refers idiomatically to a brief period of time of undetermined length.
  4. Daniel 4:19 tn Aram “my lord.”
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