Daniel 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 2:21 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 →
וְ֠הוּא
hûwʼ
H1932
he
מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א
shᵉnâʼ
H8133
to change
עִדָּנַיָּא֙
ʻiddân
H5732
time
וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א
zᵉmân
H2166
season
מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה
ʻădâʼ
H5709
to pass away
מַלְכִ֖ין
melek
H4430
king
וּמְהָקֵ֣ים
qûwm
H6966
to arise
מַלְכִ֑ין
melek
H4430
king
יָהֵ֤ב
yᵉhab
H3052
to give
חָכְמְתָא֙
chokmâh
H2452
wisdom
לְחַכִּימִ֔ין
chakkîym
H2445
wise
וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א
mandaʻ
H4486
knowledge
לְיָדְעֵ֥י
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
בִינָֽה
bîynâh
H999
understanding
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding;
-
King James Version Public Domain
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He changes the times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).