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Daniel 2:1

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת

shâneh

and in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time) שְׁתַּ֗יִם

shᵉnayim

two; also (as ordinal) twofold לְמַלְכוּת֙

malkûwth

to/for — a rule; concretely, a dominion נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר

Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar

Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon חָלַ֥ם

châlam

properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר

Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar

Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon חֲלֹמ֑וֹת

chălôwm

a dream וַתִּתְפָּ֣עֶם

pâʻam

and — to tap, i.e. beat regularly; hence (generally) to impel or agitate רוּח֔וֹ

rûwach

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) וּשְׁנָת֖וֹ

shênâh

and — sleep נִהְיְתָ֥ה

hâyâh

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) עָלָֽיו

ʻal

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Daniel 2:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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In the second year (604 b.c.) of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams which

Cross-Book Pattern

"His spirit was troubled" is word for word Pharaoh's state in Genesis 41 after his dreams - and there, too, "there was no one who could inte…troubled and disturbed his spirit

Cross-Book Pattern

"His spirit was troubled" is word for word Pharaoh's state in Genesis 41 after his dreams - and there, too, "there was no one who could inte… and [interfered with] his

Cross-Book Pattern

"His spirit was troubled" is word for word Pharaoh's state in Genesis 41 after his dreams - and there, too, "there was no one who could inte…ability to sleep

Cross-Book Pattern

"His spirit was troubled" is word for word Pharaoh's state in Genesis 41 after his dreams - and there, too, "there was no one who could inte….

Cross-Book Pattern

"His spirit was troubled" is word for word Pharaoh's state in Genesis 41 after his dreams - and there, too, "there was no one who could inte…

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Genesis 41:8, "his spirit was troubled... Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them" - the same setup, resolved by Joseph.

Daniel 6:18, "his sleep fled from him" - Darius's sleepless night before Daniel's rescue from the lions.

Daniel 2:1 · WEB

In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

Genesis 41:8 · WEB

In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

Daniel 6:18 · WEB

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting. No musical instruments were brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“In the second year (604 b.c.) of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams which troubled and disturbed his spirit and [interfered with] his ability to sleep.”

Daniel 2:1

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