Daniel 9:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 9:2 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 →
בִּשְׁנַ֤ת
shâneh
H8141
year
אַחַת֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
לְמָלְכ֔וֹ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1840
Daniel
בִּינֹ֖תִי
bîyn
H995
to understand
בַּסְּפָרִ֑ים
çêpher
H5612
book
מִסְפַּ֣ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
הַשָּׁנִ֗ים
shâneh
H8141
year
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
דְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִרְמִיָ֣ה
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
הַנָּבִ֔יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
לְמַלֹּ֛אות
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
לְחָרְב֥וֹת
chorbâh
H2723
ruin
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
שִׁבְעִ֥ים
shibʻîym
H7657
seventy
שָׁנָֽה
shâneh
H8141
year
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World English Bible Public Domain
in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years about which the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years.
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King James Version Public Domain
In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years which was revealed as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.
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