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Recent Lessons
- Participial Description of Divine Sovereignty
- The Jussive Force of לֶהֱוֵ֨א in Daniel 2:20
- The Passive Perfect גֲלִי in Biblical Aramaic
- The Peʿal Imperfect in a Purpose Clause: Analyzing יְהֹבְדוּן
- The Peʿal Perfect in Narrative Sequence: Understanding אֲזַ֑ל and הֹודַֽע
- The Peʿal Imperfect as a Petitionary Form in Daniel 2:16
- Exploring the Emphatic State in the Title שַׁלִּיטָ֣א
- Unpacking the Relative Particle דִּי in Daniel 2:14
- Death Decreed: Aramaic Grammar of Persecution in Daniel 2:13
- Wrath and Decree: Volition and Intensity in Daniel 2:12
Tag Archives: Daniel 2:21
Participial Description of Divine Sovereignty
וְ֠הוּא מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א עִדָּנַיָּא֙ וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין וּמְהָקֵ֣ים מַלְכִ֑ין יָהֵ֤ב חָכְמְתָא֙ לְחַכִּימִ֔ין וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א לְיָדְעֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃
(Daniel 2:21) And He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding. This verse is dominated by participial forms — מְהַשְׁנֵא (“changing”), מְהַעְדֵּה (“removing”), מְהָקֵים (“raising up”) — which function… Read the rest
(Daniel 2:21) And He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding. This verse is dominated by participial forms — מְהַשְׁנֵא (“changing”), מְהַעְדֵּה (“removing”), מְהָקֵים (“raising up”) — which function… Read the rest
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