Daniel 3:30

3:30 Then Nebuchadnezzar ¹  promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 5:26

5:26 This is the interpretation of the words: ²  As for mene ³  – God has numbered your kingdom’s days and brought it to an end.

Daniel 7:2

7:2 Daniel explained: ⁴  “I was watching in my vision during the night as ⁵  the four winds of the sky ⁶  were stirring up the great sea. ⁷ 

[3:30]  ¹ tn Aram “and the king.” The proper name has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[5:26]  ² tn Or “word” or “event.” See HALOT 1915 s.v. מִלָּה.

[5:26]  ³ tn The Aramaic term מְנֵא (mÿne’) is a noun referring to a measure of weight. The linkage here to the verb “to number” (Aram. מְנָה, mÿnah) is a case of paronomasia rather than strict etymology. So also with תְּקֵל (tÿqel) and פַרְסִין (farsin). In the latter case there is an obvious wordplay with the name “Persian.”

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Aram “answered and said.”

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:2]  ⁶ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[7:2]  ⁷ sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.