Daniel
Daniel 2:28–29
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:
29As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.
Word by word
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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 |
Daniel 2:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As you | אַ֣נְתְּה | ʾan·təh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H607 thou |
| lay on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| your bed | מִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְ | miš·kə·ḇāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4903 couch, bed |
| O king | מַלְכָּ֗א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| your thoughts | רַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ | ra‘·yō·w·nāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7476 thought |
| turned | סְלִ֔קוּ | sə·li·qū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H5559 come up |
| to | מָ֛ה | māh | Interrogative | H4101 what? |
| the future | אַחֲרֵ֣י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H311 after |
| and the Revealer | וְגָלֵ֧א | wə·ḡā·lê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1541 |
| of Mysteries | רָזַיָּ֛א | rā·zay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H7328 secret |
| made known to you | הוֹדְעָ֖ךְ | hō·wḏ·‘āḵ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H3046 know |
| what | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4101 what? |
| will happen | לֶהֱוֵֽא׃ | le·hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Daniel 2:29 Daniel 2:28 · Daniel 2:47 · Amos 4:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.