Daniel 3:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and languages who dwell on the earth: May your peace be multiplied!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֗א לְֽכָל־עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א אֻמַיָּ֧א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א דִּֽי־דָיְרִ֥ין בְּכָל־אַרְעָ֖א שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹן יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃

Transliteration

Nebûkadneṣṣar malkāʾ to-all-ʿammāyyāʾ ʾummāyyāʾ wə-liššānāyyāʾ who-dāyrîn in-all-ʾarʿāʾ, šelāmekôn yiśgēʾ.

Grammar Details

• *Nebûkadneṣṣar*: proper name
• *malkāʾ*: masculine singular determined - the king
• *ʿammāyyāʾ*: masculine plural determined - the peoples
• *ʾummāyyāʾ*: feminine plural determined - the nations
• *wə-liššānāyyāʾ*: conjunction + masculine plural determined - and the languages
• *dāyrîn*: masculine plural participle - dwelling
• *ʾarʿāʾ*: feminine singular determined - the earth/land
• *šelāmekôn*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your peace
• *yiśgēʾ*: 3rd masculine singular imperfect peal - may increase

Word Meanings

• *ʿammāyyāʾ*: peoples/tribes/folk
• *ʾummāyyāʾ*: nations/communities
• *liššānāyyāʾ*: languages/tongues
• *dāyrîn*: dwelling/living/residing
• *ʾarʿāʾ*: earth/land/ground
• *šelāmekôn*: your peace/welfare/prosperity
• *yiśgēʾ*: may increase/be multiplied/be great