Daniel 2:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 2:27 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 →
עָנֵ֧ה
ʻănâh
H6032
to answer
דָנִיֵּ֛אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
קֳדָ֥ם
qŏdâm
H6925
before
מַלְכָּ֖א
melek
H4430
king
וְאָמַ֑ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
רָזָה֙
râz
H7328
secret
דִּֽי
dîy
H1768
which
מַלְכָּ֣א
melek
H4430
king
שָׁאֵ֔ל
shᵉʼêl
H7593
to ask
לָ֧א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
חַכִּימִ֣ין
chakkîym
H2445
wise
אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין
ʼashshâph
H826
enchanter
חַרְטֻמִּין֙
charṭôm
H2749
magician
גָּזְרִ֔ין
gᵉzar
H1505
to determine
יָכְלִ֖ין
yᵉkêl
H3202
to prevail
לְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥ה
chăvâʼ
H2324
to show
לְמַלְכָּֽא
melek
H4430
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show to the king;
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King James Version Public Domain
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Daniel answered before the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers are able to show to the king the mystery that the king has asked.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).