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Daniel 2:3-5
American Standard Version
Daniel 2:3-5
American Standard Version
3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream. 4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king [a]in the Syrian language, [b]O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, [c]The thing is gone from me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
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- Daniel 2:4 Or, in Aramaic
- Daniel 2:4 2:4–7:28 is in Aramaic.
- Daniel 2:5 Or, The word is gone forth from me
Daniel 2:3-5
King James Version
Daniel 2:3-5
King James Version
3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
4 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.
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
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Daniel 2:3-5
New International Version
Daniel 2:3-5
New International Version
3 he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles(A) me and I want to know what it means.[a]”
4 Then the astrologers answered the king,[b](B) “May the king live forever!(C) Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
5 The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided:(D) If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces(E) and your houses turned into piles of rubble.(F)
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- Daniel 2:3 Or was
- Daniel 2:4 At this point the Hebrew text has in Aramaic, indicating that the text from here through the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic.
Daniel 2:3-5
English Standard Version
Daniel 2:3-5
English Standard Version
3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and (A)my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then (B)the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,[a] (C)“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to (D)the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be (E)torn limb from limb, (F)and your (G)houses shall be laid in ruins.
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- Daniel 2:4 The text from this point to the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic
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