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- 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 2:7
The Peʿal Imperfect as Jussive: Soft Imperatives in the Royal Court
עֲנֹ֥ו תִנְיָנ֖וּת וְאָמְרִ֑ין מַלְכָּ֕א חֶלְמָ֛א יֵאמַ֥ר לְעַבְדֹ֖והִי וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה נְהַחֲוֵֽה׃
(Daniel 2:7) They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare its interpretation.” A Verse of Repetition and Resistance Daniel 2:7 marks a critical moment in the Chaldeans’ dialogue with Nebuchadnezzar. Their second answer does not contain new information—it repeats… Read the rest
(Daniel 2:7) They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare its interpretation.” A Verse of Repetition and Resistance Daniel 2:7 marks a critical moment in the Chaldeans’ dialogue with Nebuchadnezzar. Their second answer does not contain new information—it repeats… Read the rest
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