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Introduction: Royal First-Person Framing in the Aramaic Court Tale Daniel 4:1 (English: 4:4) marks a shift in the narrative structure of the book: Nebuchadnezzar speaks in the first person, delivering a royal proclamation concerning his humiliation and restoration by the Most High God. The verse under examination is the narrative introduction: אֲנָ֣ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר שְׁלֵ֤ה הֲוֵית֙ בְּבֵיתִ֔י וְרַעְנַ֖ן בְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃ I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace. This verse is syntactically and semantically rich. It features first-person narrative style, Aramaic stative verbs, and parallel structure.… Learn Hebrew