Daniel
Daniel 2:23
23To You, O God of my fathers,
I give thanks and praise,
because You have given me
wisdom and power.
And now You have made known to me
what we have requested,
for You have made known to us
the dream of the king.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To You | לָ֣ךְ׀ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| O God | אֱלָ֣הּ | ’ĕ·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H426 god, God |
| of my fathers | אֲבָהָתִ֗י | ’ă·ḇā·hā·ṯî | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H2 father |
| I | אֲנָ֔ה | ’ă·nāh | Pronoun - first person common singular | H576 I |
| give thanks | מְהוֹדֵ֤א | mə·hō·w·ḏê | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3029 praise |
| and praise | וּמְשַׁבַּח֙ | ū·mə·šab·baḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H7624 laud, praise |
| because | דִּ֧י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| You have given | יְהַ֣בְתְּ | yə·haḇt | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3052 give |
| me | לִ֑י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| wisdom | חָכְמְתָ֛א | ḥā·ḵə·mə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H2452 wisdom |
| and power | וּגְבוּרְתָ֖א | ū·ḡə·ḇū·rə·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinate | H1370 might |
| And now | וּכְעַ֤ן | ū·ḵə·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3705 now |
| You have made known to me | הֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙ | hō·w·ḏa‘·ta·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3046 know |
| what | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| we have requested | בְעֵ֣ינָא | ḇə·‘ê·nā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1156 ask, seek |
| for | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| You have made known to us | הוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא׃ | hō·w·ḏa‘·te·nā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H3046 know |
| the dream | מִלַּ֥ת | mil·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4406 word, thing |
| of the king | מַלְכָּ֖א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 2:18 · Exodus 3:15 · Amos 3:7 · Daniel 2:20–21 · Daniel 2:29–30 · Luke 10:21 · Psalm 25:14 · 1 Kings 18:36 · Revelation 1:1 · Matthew 11:25 · Daniel 1:17 · Psalm 50:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.