Daniel 2:48 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 2:48 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 →
אֱדַ֨יִן
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
מַלְכָּ֜א
melek
H4430
king
לְדָנִיֵּ֣אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
רַבִּ֗י
rᵉbâh
H7236
to grow great
וּמַתְּנָ֨ן
mattᵉnâʼ
H4978
gift
רַבְרְבָ֤ן
rabrab
H7260
great
שַׂגִּיאָן֙
saggîyʼ
H7690
great
יְהַב
yᵉhab
H3052
to give
לֵ֔הּ
וְהַ֨שְׁלְטֵ֔הּ
shᵉlêṭ
H7981
to rule
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5922
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3606
all
מְדִינַ֣ת
mᵉdîynâh
H4083
district
בָּבֶ֑ל
Babel
H895
Babylon
וְרַב
rab
H7229
great
סִגְנִ֔ין
çᵉgan
H5460
prefect
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5922
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3606
all
חַכִּימֵ֥י
chakkîym
H2445
wise
בָבֶֽל
Babel
H895
Babylon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the king gave Daniel high honors and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
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