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Daniel 2:5 עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.

Daniel 2:7 עֲנ֥וֹ they replied

They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”

Daniel 2:8 עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time because you see that my word is final.

Daniel 2:10 עֲנ֨וֹ they replied

The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.

Daniel 2:15 עָנֵ֣ה [he was] replying

“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

Daniel 2:20 עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

Here: An ongoing-action form ('answering'). It does not mean Daniel is replying to a question. It is the standard Aramaic way to start a speech: Daniel is responding to the revelation he has just received (v.19).

Daniel 2:26 עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”

Daniel 2:27 עָנֵ֧ה [was] replying

Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.

Daniel 2:47 עָנֵה֩ [was] replying

The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”

Here: A participle, 'answering'. With 'and saying' it forms the stock Aramaic way of opening a speech. Nobody has asked a question. The king is responding to what has just happened: Daniel has told him the dream and what it means (2:36–45).

Daniel 3:9 עֲנוֹ֙ they replied

saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!

Daniel 3:14 עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?

Here: A participle ("answering"), part of the stock Aramaic phrase "answered and said" that just means "spoke up." Nobody has asked the king anything; he is starting the questioning.

Daniel 3:16 עֲנ֗וֹ they replied

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

Here: “They answered.” In Aramaic narrative this verb opens a reply to what was just said. Here it answers the king's interrogation and ultimatum in vv. 14–15.

Daniel 3:19 עָנֵ֤ה [he was] replying

At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,

Here: 'Answering'. With the next word it forms a set phrase that introduces speech ('he spoke up'). It does not need a question before it, though here the king is reacting to their speech.

Daniel 3:24 עָנֵ֨ה עָנַ֤יִן [he was] replying, [they were] replying

Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.

Daniel 3:25 עָנֵ֣ה [he was] replying

“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

Here: A participle meaning 'answering'. Paired with the next word it is the standard Aramaic formula for speaking up, and here it also picks up the advisers' 'Certainly, O king' from v. 24.

Daniel 3:26 עָנֵ֣ה [he was] replying

Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,

Here: Part of the common Aramaic way of introducing speech, “answering and saying”. It does not mean anyone asked him a question. It simply means he spoke up.

Daniel 3:28 עָנֵ֨ה [was] replying

Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Here: A participle, "answering." Paired with "and saying," it is a stock formula for speaking up in response to a situation. Nobody has asked the king anything; he is reacting to what he has just seen in the furnace.

Daniel 4:19 עָנֵ֨ה עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!

Here: 'Responding'. Here it introduces speech without anyone having asked a question. The king is reacting to Daniel's silence.

Daniel 4:30 עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

Here: Here this verb doesn't mean replying to anyone. In Aramaic, "answering and saying" is a stock way to open a speech. The form is a participle (an -ing form), which makes the scene vivid: the king, out of nowhere, speaks up.

Daniel 5:7 עָנֵ֨ה [was] replying

The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Here: Part of the stock Aramaic formula 'answered and said', which simply means 'spoke up'. Nobody had asked him anything.

Daniel 5:10 עֲנָ֨ת she replied

Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.

Daniel 5:13 עָנֵ֨ה [was] replying

So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?

Daniel 5:17 עָנֵ֣ה [was] replying

In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.

Daniel 6:12 עָנֵ֨ה [was] replying

So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”

Daniel 6:13 עֲנ֣וֹ they replied

Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”

Daniel 6:16 עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

Here: Literally 'answering'. In the set phrase 'answered and said' it simply introduces speech, often weighty speech, and does not mean he was replying to a question.

Daniel 6:20 עָנֵ֨ה [was] replying

When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

Here: Part of the set Aramaic phrase 'answered and said', which simply introduces speech. Nobody has spoken to the king, so it does not mean he is replying to anyone. It means 'spoke up.'

Daniel 7:2 עָנֵ֤ה [was] replying

Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.

Here: A stock Aramaic way of opening a speech ('answered and said'). Nobody has asked Daniel a question; it just means he begins to speak, as the BSB's 'declared' and KJV's 'spake' show.