H6925–קֳדָם–qo.dam

And now the sense of the letter which you sent to us has been made clear to me,

קָדָמָֽי׃ (קָדָמָֽ) ka.da.Ma “before”

Then, after reading the king's letter, Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their friends went quickly to Jerusalem, to the Jews, and had them stopped by force.

קֳדָם־ ko.dom- “before”

Because you are sent by the king and his seven wise men, to get knowledge about Judah and Jerusalem, as you are ordered by the law of your God which is in your hand;

קֳדָ֨ם ko.Dam “before”

And the vessels which have been given to you for the uses of the house of your God, you are to give to the God of Jerusalem.

קֳדָ֖ם ko.Dam “before”

But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.

קֳדָמָ֑י (קֳדָמָ֑) ko.da.Ma “before”

That if you do not make my dream clear to me there is only one fate for you: for you have made ready false and evil words to say before me till the times are changed: so give me an account of the dream, and I will be certain that you are able to make the

קָֽדָמַ֔י (קָֽדָמַ֔) ka.da.Ma “before”

Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in answer, There is not a man on earth able to make clear the king's business; for no king, however great his power, has ever made such a request to any wonder-worker or user of secret arts or Chaldaean.

קֳדָם־ ko.dom- “before”

The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.

קֳדָ֣ם ko.Dam “before”

He made answer and said to Arioch, O captain of the king, why is the king's order so cruel? Then Arioch gave Daniel an account of the business.

קֳדָ֣ם ko.Dam “before”

So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

קֳדָם֙ ko.Dam “before”

For this reason Daniel went to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders for the destruction of the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, Do not put to death the wise men of Babylon: take me in before the king and I will make clear to him the sense of th

קֳדָ֣ם ko.Dam “before”

Then Arioch quickly took Daniel in before the king, and said to him, Here is a man from among the prisoners of Judah, who will make clear to the king the sense of the dream.

קֳדָ֣ם ko.Dam “before”

Then Daniel said in answer to the king, No wise men, or users of secret arts, or wonder-workers, or readers of signs, are able to make clear to the king the secret he is searching for;

קֳדָ֥ם ko.Dam “before”

This is the dream; and we will make clear to the king the sense of it.

קֳדָם־ ko.dom- “before”

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his wrath and passion gave orders for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to be sent for. Then they made these men come in before the king.

קֳדָ֥ם ko.Dam “before”

It has seemed good to me to make clear the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done with me.

קָֽדָמַ֖י (קָֽדָמַ֖) ka.da.Ma “before”

And I gave orders for all the wise men of Babylon to come in before me so that they might make clear to me the sense of my dream.

קָֽדָמַ֔י (קָֽדָמַ֔) ka.da.Ma “before”

Then the wonder-workers, the users of secret arts, the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs came in to me: and I put the dream before them but they did not make clear the sense of it to me.

קֳדָ֣מֵיה֔וֹן (קֳדָ֣מֵי) ko.Da.mei. “before”

But at last Daniel came in before me, he whose name was Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I put the dream before him, saying,

קָֽדָמַ֨י (קָֽדָמַ֨) ka.da.Ma “before”קָֽדָמ֥וֹהִי (קָֽדָמ֥וֹ) ka.da.Mo. “before”

Then they took Daniel in before the king; the king made answer and said to Daniel, So you are that Daniel, of the prisoners of Judah, whom my father took out of Judah.

קֳדָ֣ם ko.Dam “before”

And now the wise men, the users of secret arts, have been sent in before me for the purpose of reading this writing and making clear to me the sense of it: but they are not able to make clear the sense of the thing:

קָֽדָמַ֗י (קָֽדָמַ֗) ka.da.Ma “before”

Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.

קֳדָ֣ם ko.Dam “before”

And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him.

קֳדָמ֑וֹהִי (קֳדָמ֑וֹ) ko.da.Mo. “before”

But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of

קָֽדָמָ֗ךְ (קָֽדָמָ֗) ka.da.ma.yi “before”

Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.

קֳדָמ֔וֹהִי (קֳדָמ֔וֹ) ko.da.Mo. “before”