Daniel 4:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 4:18 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 →
דְּנָה֙
dên
H1836
this
חֶלְמָ֣א
chêlem
H2493
dream
חֲזֵ֔ית
chăzâʼ
H2370
to see
אֲנָ֖ה
ʼănâʼ
H576
I
מַלְכָּ֣א
melek
H4430
king
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑ר
Nᵉbûwkadnetstsar
H5020
Nebuchadnezzar
ואנתה
ʼantâh
H607
you
וְאַ֨נְתְּ
ʼantâh
H607
you
בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜ר
Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar
H1096
Belteshazzar
פִּשְׁרֵ֣א
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
אֱמַ֗ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
כָּל
kôl
H3606
all
קֳבֵל֙
qᵉbêl
H6903
before
דִּ֣י
dîy
H1768
which
כָּל
kôl
H3606
all
חַכִּימֵ֣י
chakkîym
H2445
wise
מַלְכוּתִ֗י
malkûw
H4437
kingdom
לָֽא
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
יָכְלִ֤ין
yᵉkêl
H3202
to prevail
פִּשְׁרָא֙
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
ואנתה
ʼantâh
H607
you
וְאַ֣נְתְּ
ʼantâh
H607
you
כָּהֵ֔ל
kᵉhal
H3546
to be able
דִּ֛י
dîy
H1768
which
רֽוּחַ
rûwach
H7308
spirit
אֱלָהִ֥ין
ʼĕlâhh
H426
God
קַדִּישִׁ֖ין
qaddîysh
H6922
holy
בָּֽךְ
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World English Bible Public Domain
This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.
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King James Version Public Domain
This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw this dream. Now you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).