The Meaning of Daniel 2:3 Explained

Daniel 2:3

KJV: And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

YLT: and the king saith to them, 'A dream I have dreamed, and moved is my spirit to know the dream.'

Darby: And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

ASV: And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the king  said  unto them, I have dreamed  a dream,  and my spirit  was troubled  to know  the dream. 

What does Daniel 2:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 2:1-13 - The Forgotten Dream
This was the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's sole reign. At first he was joint-governor with his father. From Daniel 2:4 b to Daniel 7:28 the Syriac language is employed, and as this was the vernacular tongue of the king and his court, it is possible that this part of Daniel's record is based upon documents of state. The king's argument throughout his discussion with the magicians and astrologers, was that if they could not recall the past, they certainly could not be trusted to foretell the future; and the failure of the wise-men provided the opportunity for the greater triumph of the servant of God. The wise-men of Babylon said truly that only the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh, could recover lost dreams. Daniel thought so, too, only he looked to the Lord God of his fathers. Irresponsible power is a temptation to the ruler, and perilous to the ruled. No mortal should have despotic power over life and death. But a movement is afoot in our times which is likely to give to all nations what Abraham Lincoln described as, "government of the people, by the people, and for the people." [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 2

1  Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream,
5  requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats
10  They acknowledging their inability are judged to die
14  Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream
19  He blesses God
24  He staying the decree is brought to the king
31  The dream
36  The interpretation
46  Daniel's advancement

What do the individual words in Daniel 2:3 mean?

And said to them the king a dream I have had and is anxious my spirit to know - the dream
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חֲל֣וֹם חָלָ֑מְתִּי וַתִּפָּ֣עֶם רוּחִ֔י לָדַ֖עַת אֶֽת־ הַחֲלֽוֹם

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָהֶ֛ם  to  them 
Parse: Preposition-l, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
חֲל֣וֹם  a  dream 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲלֹום  
Sense: dream.
חָלָ֑מְתִּי  I  have  had 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: חָלַם 
Sense: to dream.
וַתִּפָּ֣עֶם  and  is  anxious 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: פָּעַם  
Sense: to thrust, impel, push, beat persistently.
רוּחִ֔י  my  spirit 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, first person common singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
לָדַ֖עַת  to  know 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
אֶֽת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַחֲלֽוֹם  the  dream 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲלֹום  
Sense: dream.

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