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Daniel 2:4

NETBible	The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic¹] “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its² interpretation.”
NIV © biblegateway Dan 2:4	Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, "O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it."
NASB © biblegateway Dan 2:4	Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic: "O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation."
NLT © biblegateway Dan 2:4	Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, "Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means."
MSG © biblegateway Dan 2:4	The fortunetellers, speaking in the Aramaic language, said, "Long live the king! Tell us the dream and we will interpret it."
BBE © SABDAweb Dan 2:4	Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in the Aramaean language, O King, have life for ever: give your servants an account of your dream, and we will make clear to you the sense of it.
NRSV © bibleoremus Dan 2:4	The Chaldeans said to the king (in Aramaic), "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will reveal the interpretation."
NKJV © biblegateway Dan 2:4	Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation."
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KJV	Then spake <01696> (8762) the Chaldeans <03778> to the king <04428> in Syriack <0762>_, O king <04430>_, live <02418> (8747) for ever <05957>_: tell <0560> (8747) thy servants <05649> the dream <02493>_, and we will shew <02324> (8741) the interpretation <06591>_. {O king...: (Chaldee, to the end of chapter seven)}
NASB © biblegateway Dan 2:4	Then the Chaldeans <03778> spoke <01696> to the king <04428> in Aramaic <0762> : "O king <04430> , live <02418> forever <05957> ! Tell <0560> the dream <02493> to your servants <05649> , and we will declare <02331> the interpretation <06591> ."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ elalhsan <2980> V-AAI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM caldaioi <5466> N-NPM tw <3588> T-DSM basilei <935> N-DSM suristi {ADV} basileu <935> N-VSM eiv <1519> PREP touv <3588> T-APM aiwnav <165> N-APM zhyi <2198> V-PAD-2S su <4771> P-NS eipon {V-AAD-2S} to <3588> T-ASN enupnion <1798> N-ASN toiv <3588> T-DPM paisin <3816> N-DPM sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ thn <3588> T-ASF sugkrisin {N-ASF} anaggeloumen <312> V-FAI-1P
NET [draft] ITL	The wise men <03778> replied <01696> to the king <04428> : [What follows is in Aramaic <0762> ] “O king <04430> , live <02418> forever <05957> ! Tell <0560> your servants <05649> the dream <02493> , and we will disclose <02324> its interpretation <06591> .”
HEBREW	awxn <02324> arspw <06591> *Kdbel {Kydbel} <05649> amlx <02493> rma <0560> yyx <02418> Nymlel <05957> aklm <04430> tymra <0762> Klml <04428> Mydvkh <03778> wrbdyw (2:4) <01696>

NETBible

The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic¹] “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its² interpretation.”

NET Notes

¹sn Contrary to common belief, the point here is not that the wise men (Chaldeans) replied to the king in the Aramaic language, or that this language was uniquely the language of the Chaldeans. It was this view that led in the past to Aramaic being referred to as “Chaldee.” Aramaic was used as a lingua franca during this period; its origins and usage were not restricted to the Babylonians. Rather, this phrase is better understood as an editorial note (cf. NAB) marking the fact that from 2:4b through 7:28 the language of the book shifts from Hebrew to Aramaic. In 8:1, and for the remainder of the book, the language returns to Hebrew. Various views have been advanced to account for this change of language, most of which are unconvincing. Most likely the change in language is a reflection of stages in the transmission history of the book of Daniel.

²tn Or “the.”