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Commentary for Daniel 4:32

וְכָל־דארי [דָּיְרֵ֤י] אַרְעָא֙ כְּלָ֣ה חֲשִׁיבִ֔ין וּֽכְמִצְבְּיֵ֗הּ עָבֵד֙ בְּחֵ֣יל שְׁמַיָּ֔א ודארי [וְדָיְרֵ֖י] אַרְעָ֑א וְלָ֤א אִיתַי֙ דִּֽי־יְמַחֵ֣א בִידֵ֔הּ וְיֵ֥אמַר לֵ֖הּ מָ֥ה עֲבַֽדְתְּ׃

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; And He doeth according to His will in the host of heaven, And among the inhabitants of the earth; And none can stay His hand, Or say unto Him: What doest Thou?

Rashi on Daniel

are reckoned as nothing Aram. כְּלָה. Our Rabbis said (Yoma 20b): The dust of the sun is called לָא i.e., the dust that appears in the sun.
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Rashi on Daniel

and according to His will, He does with the host of heaven [as translated,] and according to His will, He does with the host of heaven.
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and no one can stop His hand Aram. וְלָא אִיתַי דִּי יְמַחֵא בִידֵהּ. And there is none who will stop His hand.
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