the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Louis Segond
Daniel 4:6
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Et de par moi fut fait un Edit, qu'on fît venir devant moi tous les sages de Babylone, afin qu'ils me déclarassent l'interprétation du songe.
Et de ma part ordre fut donné de faire venir devant moi tous les sages de Babylone, afin qu'ils me donnassent l'interprétation du songe.
Et de par moi fut donné un ordre qu'on amenât devant moi tous les sages de Babylone pour qu'ils me fissent connaître l'interprétation du songe.
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 (×˜×¢× tÌ£e‛eÌ‚m) 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.
