Daniel 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 2:4 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 →
וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֛ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲרָמִ֑ית
ʼĂrâmîyth
H762
Aramaic
מַלְכָּא֙
melek
H4430
king
לְעָלְמִ֣ין
ʻâlam
H5957
perpetuity
חֱיִ֔י
chăyâʼ
H2418
to live
אֱמַ֥ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
חֶלְמָ֛א
chêlem
H2493
dream
לעבדיך
ʻăbad
H5649
servant
לְעַבְדָ֖ךְ
ʻăbad
H5649
servant
וּפִשְׁרָ֥א
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
נְחַוֵּֽא
chăvâʼ
H2324
to show
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live forever: tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, “O King, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will show the interpretation.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).