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# educated men
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Or "Chaldeans." This phrase translates a word that refers to a group of men whom people thought had special knowledge. See how you translated this phrase in [Daniel 2:2](../02/02.md).
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# This matter has been settled
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "I have already decided what to do about this matter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# reveal to me the dream and its interpretation
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The abstract noun "interpretation" can be translated as a verb. See how you translated it in [Daniel 2:4](../02/04.md). Alternate translation: "reveal to me the dream and interpret it for me" or "tell me what my dream was and what the dream means" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# your bodies will be torn apart and your houses made into rubbish heaps
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "I will command my soldiers to tear your bodies apart and to make your houses into rubbish heaps" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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