TBESH · H9010
א/ · a · [the]
Suffix aleph: definite article "the" in Aramaic
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א/ (a) means “[the]” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
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א/ · a · [the]
Suffix aleph: definite article "the" in Aramaic
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Page 4 of 6. 256 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.10
He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.11
But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.12
Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.13
This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.14
This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.15
For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.16
The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.17
whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.18
you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.19
And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.20
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.21
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.22
As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.23
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.24
All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.25
Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.26
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.27
While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.28
You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.29
At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.30
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.31
All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.32
At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.33
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.34
Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
Read word by wordUnder the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
Read word by wordThus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
Read word by wordAs they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
Read word by wordAt that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,
Read word by wordhis face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Read word by wordThe king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
Read word by wordSo all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
Read word by wordThen King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.
Read word by wordHearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
Read word by wordThere is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
Read word by worddid 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 Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”
Read word by wordSo Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
Read word by wordNow the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.
Read word by wordBut 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 purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
Read word by wordIn response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.
Read word by wordAs for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
Read word by wordBecause of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
Read word by wordBut when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
Read word by wordHe was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
Read word by wordInstead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
Read word by wordTherefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
Read word by wordNow this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
Read word by wordAnd this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
Read word by wordTEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
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