Daniel
Daniel 2:27–28
27Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires. 28But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
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Daniel 2:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | דָנִיֵּ֛אל | ḏā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| answered | עָנֵ֧ה | ‘ā·nêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6032 answer |
| the king | מַלְכָּ֖א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| No | לָ֧א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| wise man | חַכִּימִ֣ין | ḥak·kî·mîn | Noun - masculine plural | H2445 wise man |
| enchanter | אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין | ’ā·šə·p̄în | Noun - masculine plural | H826 conjurer, enchanter |
| medium | חַרְטֻמִּין֙ | ḥar·ṭum·mîn | Noun - masculine plural | H2749 magician |
| or magician | גָּזְרִ֔ין | gā·zə·rîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1505 cut, (divide,) determine |
| can | יָכְלִ֖ין | yā·ḵə·lîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3202 be able |
| explain | לְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥ה | lə·ha·ḥă·wā·yāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2324 show |
| to the king | לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ | lə·mal·kā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| the mystery | רָזָה֙ | rā·zāh | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H7328 secret |
| of which | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| inquires | שָׁאֵ֔ל | šā·’êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7593 |
Daniel 2:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | בְּרַ֡ם | bə·ram | Conjunction | H1297 only, nevertheless |
| there is | אִיתַ֞י | ’î·ṯay | Adverb | H383 there is, are. . . |
| a God | אֱלָ֤הּ | ’ĕ·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H426 god, God |
| in heaven | בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙ | biš·may·yā | Preposition-b; Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| who reveals | גָּלֵ֣א | gā·lê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1541 |
| mysteries | רָזִ֔ין | rā·zîn | Noun - masculine plural | H7328 secret |
| and He has made known | וְהוֹדַ֗ע | wə·hō·w·ḏa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3046 know |
| to King | לְמַלְכָּא֙ | lə·mal·kā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5020 |
| what | מָ֛ה | māh | Interrogative | H4101 what? |
| will happen | לֶהֱוֵ֖א | le·hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| in the latter | בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית | bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H320 end |
| days | יוֹמַיָּ֑א | yō·w·may·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H3118 day |
| Your dream | חֶלְמָ֨ךְ | ḥel·māḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2493 dream |
| and the visions | וְחֶזְוֵ֥י | wə·ḥez·wê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2376 vision, appearance |
| that came into your mind | רֵאשָׁ֛ךְ | rê·šāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7217 head |
| as you lay on | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| your bed | מִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְ | miš·kə·ḇāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4903 couch, bed |
| were these | דְּנָ֥ה | də·nāh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H1836 this |
Cross-references
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Daniel 2:27 Daniel 5:7–8 · Daniel 2:10–11 · Isaiah 44:25 · Daniel 2:2 · Isaiah 47:12–14
Daniel 2:28 Genesis 40:8 · Amos 4:13 · Daniel 10:14 · Genesis 49:1 · Daniel 2:22 · Genesis 41:16 · 2 Peter 3:3 · Daniel 4:5 · Daniel 2:18 · Matthew 6:9 · Hosea 3:5 · Deuteronomy 31:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.