Daniel 4:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Later Daniel entered(whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom there is a spirit of the holy gods). I recounted the dream for him as well,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רְבָ֥ה אִֽילָנָ֖א וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ לְס֥וֹף כָּל־אַרְעָֽא׃

Transliteration

rəḇāh ʾîlānāʾ ûṯəqîp wərûmēh yimṭēʾ lišmayyāʾ waḥăzôṯēh ləsôp kāl-ʾarəʿāʾ

Grammar Details

• *rəḇāh*: perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it grew
• *ʾîlānāʾ*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the tree
• *ûṯəqîp*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and strong
• *wərûmēh*: conjunction + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its height
• *yimṭēʾ*: imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it reached
• *lišmayyāʾ*: preposition + noun with definite article - to the heavens
• *waḥăzôṯēh*: conjunction + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its visibility
• *ləsôp*: preposition + noun - to the end of
• *kāl-ʾarəʿāʾ*: adjective + noun with definite article - all the earth

Word Meanings

• *ûṯəqîp*: and strong/and mighty/and powerful
• *waḥăzôṯēh*: and its visibility/and its appearance/and it was visible

Referenced Verses

• Dan 1:7 : 7 But the overseer of the court officials renamed them. He gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar, Hananiah he named Shadrach, Mishael he named Meshach, and Azariah he named Abednego.
• Dan 4:18 : 18 “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, for none of the wise men in my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
• Dan 5:14 : 14 I have heard about you, how there is a spirit of the gods in you, and how you have insight, discernment, and extraordinary wisdom.
• Dan 5:11-12 : 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has within him a spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, he proved to have insight, discernment, and wisdom like that of the gods. King Nebuchadnezzar your father appointed him chief of the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners. 12 Thus there was found in this man Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar, an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and skill to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Now summon Daniel, and he will disclose the interpretation.”
• Dan 2:11 : 11 What the king is asking is too difficult, and no one exists who can disclose it to the king, except for the gods– but they don’t live among mortals!”
• Dan 4:9 : 9 saying,“Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, in whom I know there to be a spirit of the holy gods and whom no mystery baffles, consider my dream that I saw and set forth its interpretation!
• Num 11:17-30 : 17 Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the Spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it all by yourself. 18 “And say to the people,‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the LORD, saying,“Who will give us meat to eat, for life was good for us in Egypt?” Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat. 19 You will eat, not just one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, 20 but a whole month, until it comes out your nostrils and makes you sick, because you have despised the LORD who is among you and have wept before him, saying,“Why did we ever come out of Egypt?”’” 21 Moses said,“The people around me are 600,000 on foot; but you say,‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’ 22 Would they have enough if the flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? If all the fish of the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?” 23 And the LORD said to Moses,“Is the LORD’s hand shortened? Now you will see whether my word to you will come true or not!” 24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD. He then gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tabernacle. 25 And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to them, and he took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but did not do so again. 26 Eldad and Medad But two men remained in the camp; one’s name was Eldad, and the other’s name was Medad. And the Spirit rested on them.(Now they were among those in the registration, but had not gone to the tabernacle.) So they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses,“Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!” 28 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his choice young men, said,“My lord Moses, stop them!” 29 Moses said to him,“Are you jealous for me? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!” 30 Then Moses returned to the camp along with the elders of Israel.
• Isa 46:1 : 1 The Lord Carries His People Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.
• Isa 63:11 : 11 His people remembered the ancient times. Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea, along with the shepherd of his flock? Where is the one who placed his holy Spirit among them,
• Jer 50:2 : 2 “Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say:‘Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon’s idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed.