Daniel 2:3 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 2:3

he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

KJV

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They speak to him in the Syriac tongue, which was then the same with the Chaldee, but now they differ much. And henceforward Daniel uses that language, or dialect of the Hebrew, for the same reason that those words, Jer. x.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לָהֶ֛ם	la.Hem	to them
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
חֲל֣וֹם	cha.Lom	a dream	H2472 →
חָלָ֑מְתִּי	cha.La.me.ti	I have dreamed	H2492 →
וַתִּפָּ֣עֶם	va.ti.Pa.'em	and it was troubled	H6470 →
רוּחִ֔י	ru.Chi	spirit my	H7307 →
לָדַ֖עַת	la.Da.'at	to know	H3045 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַחֲלֽוֹם׃	ha.cha.Lom	the dream	H2472 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 40:8
“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
leads to
- Daniel 2:47
  The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
- Genesis 41:15–16
  Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
- Daniel 2:28
  But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your…
- 1 Corinthians 12:10–11
  to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
Through
Daniel 2:1
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
leads to
- Daniel 4:5
  I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
Through
Genesis 41:15
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
leads to
- Daniel 5:16
  But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in…
- Daniel 5:12
  did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon…
Through
Daniel 4:5
I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
leads to
- Daniel 2:1
  In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.