Daniel 2:7

2:7 They again replied, “Let the king inform us ¹  of the dream; then we will disclose its ²  interpretation.”

Daniel 2:36

2:36 This was the dream. Now we ³  will set forth before the king its interpretation.

Daniel 3:4

3:4 Then the herald ⁴  made a loud ⁵  proclamation: “To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given: ⁶ 

Daniel 3:9

3:9 They said ⁷  to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! ⁸ 

[2:7]  ¹ tn Aram “his servants.”

[2:7]  ² tn Or “the.”

[2:36]  ³ tn Various suggestions have been made concerning the plural “we.” It is probably the editorial plural and could be translated here as “I.”

[3:4]  ⁵ tn According to BDB 1097 s.v. כָּרוֹז the Aramaic word used here is a Greek loanword, but other scholars have argued instead for a Persian derivation (HALOT 1902 s.v. *כָּרוֹז).

[3:4]  ⁶ tn Aram “in strength.”

[3:4]  ⁷ tn Aram “they are saying.”

[3:9]  ⁷ tn Aram “answered and said,” a common Aramaic idiom that occurs repeatedly in this chapter.

[3:9]  ⁸ sn O king, live forever! is a comment of typical court courtesy that is not necessarily indicative of the real sentiments of the speaker. Ancient oriental court protocol could sometimes require a certain amount of hypocrisy.