Daniël 4:6

Staten Vertaling

Daarom is er een bevel van mij gesteld, dat men voor mij zou inbrengen al de wijzen van Babel, opdat zij mij de uitlegging van dien droom zouden bekend maken.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
En ik beval, dat al de wijzen van Babel Vr mij zouden gebracht worden, opdat zij mij zouden zeggen wat die droom beduidde.

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
Hierop werd een bevel door mij uitgevaardigd om alle wijzen van Babel tot mij te brengen; opdat zij mij den uitleg van den droom zouden geven.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to bring: Daniel 2:2, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:8, Isaiah 8:19, Isaiah 47:12-14

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:38 - in whom Esther 1:13 - the wise Isaiah 19:3 - and they Daniel 5:7 - to bring

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore made I a decree,.... Published a proclamation; signifying it was his mind and will

to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before him; all together, supposing that one or other of them, or by consulting together, would be able to explain things to his satisfaction, and make him more easy:

that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream; for though they could not tell the interpretation of his former dream, because he could not relate to them the dream itself; which, if he could, they promised him the interpretation; but now he could remember it, and therefore might expect they would make known the interpretation of it to him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore made I a decree - The word here rendered decree (טעם ṭ^e‛êm) means, commonly, “taste, flavor,” as of wine; then “judgment, discernment, reason;” and then a judgment of a king, a mandate, edict. Compare Daniel 3:10. The primary notion seems to be that of a delicate “taste” enabling one to determine the qualities of wines, viands, etc.; and then a delicate and nice discrimination in regard to the qualities of actions. The word thus expresses a sound and accurate judgment, and is applied to a decree or edict, as declared by one who had the qualifications to express such a judgment. Here it means, that he issued a royal order to summon into his presence all who could be supposed to be qualified to explain the dream. The Greek (Codex Chisianus) omits Daniel 4:6-9.

To bring in all the wise men ... - Particularly such as are enumerated in the following verse. Compare Daniel 2:12. It was in accordance with his habit thus to call in the wise men who were retained at court to give counsel, and to explain those things which seemed to be an intimation of the Divine will. See the note at Daniel 2:2. Compare also Genesis 41:8.