Daniel 2:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 2:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בֵּאדַ֣יִן
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
דָּנִיֵּ֗אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
הֲתִיב֙
tûwb
H8421
to return
עֵטָ֣א
ʻêṭâʼ
H5843
counsel
וּטְעֵ֔ם
ṭᵉʻêm
H2942
decree
לְאַרְי֕וֹךְ
ʼĂryôwk
H746
Arioch
רַב
rab
H7229
great
טַבָּחַיָּ֖א
ṭabbâch
H2877
executioner
דִּ֣י
dîy
H1768
which
מַלְכָּ֑א
melek
H4430
king
דִּ֚י
dîy
H1768
which
נְפַ֣ק
nᵉphaq
H5312
to come forth
לְקַטָּלָ֔ה
qᵉṭal
H6992
to slay
לְחַכִּימֵ֖י
chakkîym
H2445
wise
בָּבֶֽל
Babel
H895
Babylon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon;
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch the captain of the guard of the king, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
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