Daniel 2:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 2:18 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 →
וְרַחֲמִ֗ין
rᵉchêm
H7359
compassion
לְמִבְעֵא֙
bᵉʻâʼ
H1156
to ask
מִן
min
H4481
from
קֳדָם֙
qŏdâm
H6925
before
אֱלָ֣הּ
ʼĕlâhh
H426
God
שְׁמַיָּ֔א
shâmayin
H8065
heaven
עַל
ʻal
H5922
upon
רָזָ֖ה
râz
H7328
secret
דְּנָ֑ה
dên
H1836
this
דִּ֣י
dîy
H1768
which
לָ֤א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙
ʼăbad
H7
to perish
דָּנִיֵּ֣אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
וְחַבְר֔וֹהִי
chăbar
H2269
companion
עִם
ʻim
H5974
with
שְׁאָ֖ר
shᵉʼâr
H7606
remainder
חַכִּימֵ֥י
chakkîym
H2445
wise
בָבֶֽל
Babel
H895
Babylon
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World English Bible Public Domain
that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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King James Version Public Domain
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
so that they might seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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