Daniel 4:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 4:27 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 →
לָהֵ֣ן
lâhên
H3861
but
מַלְכָּ֗א
melek
H4430
king
מִלְכִּי֙
mᵉlak
H4431
counsel
יִשְׁפַּ֣ר
shᵉphar
H8232
to be fair
עליך
ʻal
H5922
upon
עֲלָ֔ךְ
ʻal
H5922
upon
וחטיך
chăṭîy
H2408
sin
וַחֲטָאָךְ֙
chăṭîy
H2408
sin
בְּצִדְקָ֣ה
tsidqâh
H6665
righteousness
פְרֻ֔ק
pᵉraq
H6562
to break off
וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ
ʻivyâʼ
H5758
perversity
בְּמִחַ֣ן
chănan
H2604
to show favour
עֲנָ֑יִן
ʻănâh
H6033
poor
הֵ֛ן
hên
H2006
behold
תֶּהֱוֵ֥א
hâvâʼ
H1934
to become
אַרְכָ֖ה
ʼarkâʼ
H754
prolongation
לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ
shᵉlêvâh
H7963
ease
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that perhaps there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).