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Daniel 4

Dan. 4:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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This
den (Hebrew #1836)
this
KJV usage: (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), + thus, where(-fore), which.
Pronounce: dane
Origin: (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of 1791
dream
chelem (Hebrew #2493)
a dream
KJV usage: dream.
Pronounce: khay'-lem
Origin: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2492
I
'ana' (Hebrew #576)
corresponding to 589; I
KJV usage: I, as for me.
Pronounce: an-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) or .anah (Aramaic) {an-aw'}
king
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
Nebuchadnezzar
Nbuwkadnetstsar (Hebrew #5020)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5019
KJV usage: Nebuchadnezzar.
Pronounce: neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar'
have seen
chaza' (Hebrew #2370)
corresponding to 2372; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)
KJV usage: behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.
Pronounce: khaz-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) or chazah (Aramaic) {khaz-aw'}
. Now thou
'antah (Hebrew #607)
thou
KJV usage: as for thee, thou.
Pronounce: an-taw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 859
, O Belteshazzar
Beltsha'tstsar (Hebrew #1096)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1095
KJV usage: Belteshazzar.
Pronounce: bale-tesh-ats-tsar'
, declare
'amar (Hebrew #560)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 559
KJV usage: command, declare, say, speak, tell.
Pronounce: am-ar'
the interpretation
pshar (Hebrew #6591)
an interpretation
KJV usage: interpretation.
Pronounce: pesh-ar'
Origin: (Aramaic) from 6590
thereof, forasmuchi as
qbel (Hebrew #6903)
(corresponding to 6905; (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence
KJV usage: + according to, + as, + because, before, + for this cause, + forasmuch as, + by this means, over against, by reason of, + that, + therefore, + though, + wherefore.
Pronounce: keb-ale'
Origin: (Aramaic) or qobel (Aramaic) {kob-ale'}
all
kol (Hebrew #3606)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3605
KJV usage: all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where)-fore, + though, what (where, who)-soever, (the) whole.
Pronounce: kole
the wise
chakkiym (Hebrew #2445)
wise, i.e. a Magian
KJV usage: wise.
Pronounce: khak-keem'
Origin: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2449
men of my kingdom
malkuw (Hebrew #4437)
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
KJV usage: kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
Pronounce: mal-koo'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4438
are not
la' (Hebrew #3809)
corresponding to 3808
KJV usage: or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), ((can-))not, as nothing, without.
Pronounce: law
Origin: (Aramaic) or lah (Aramaic) (Dan. 4:32) {law}
able
ykel (Hebrew #3202)
to 3201
KJV usage: be able, can, couldest, prevail.
Pronounce: yek-ale'
Origin: (Aramaic) or ykiyl (Aramaic) {yek-eel'}
to make known
yda` (Hebrew #3046)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3045
KJV usage: certify, know, make known, teach.
Pronounce: yed-ah'
unto me the interpretation
pshar (Hebrew #6591)
an interpretation
KJV usage: interpretation.
Pronounce: pesh-ar'
Origin: (Aramaic) from 6590
: but thou
'antah (Hebrew #607)
thou
KJV usage: as for thee, thou.
Pronounce: an-taw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 859
art able
khal (Hebrew #3546)
to be able
KJV usage: be able, could.
Pronounce: keh-hal'
Origin: (Aramaic) a root corresponding to 3201 and 3557
; for the spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7308)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7307
KJV usage: mind, spirit, wind.
Pronounce: roo'-akh
of the holy
qaddiysh (Hebrew #6922)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 6918. --holy (One), saint.
Pronounce: kad-deesh'
gods
'elahh (Hebrew #426)
God
KJV usage: God, god.
Pronounce: el-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 433
is in thee.
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Dan. 4:8• 8But, at the last, Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and before him I told the dream: (Dan. 4:8)

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Belteshazzar,
Dreams,
Gods; Goddess,
Kings,
Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar,
Spirit,
Wise Men

Cross References

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forasmuch.
Dan. 4:7• 7Then came in the scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the interpretation thereof. (Dan. 4:7)
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Dan. 2:7• 7They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. (Dan. 2:7)
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Dan. 5:8,15• 8Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
 15And now the wise men, the magicians, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing. (Dan. 5:8,15)
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Gen. 41:8,15• 8And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the scribes of Egypt, and all the sages who were therein, and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none to interpret them to Pharaoh.
 15And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and [there is] none to interpret it. And I have heard say of thee, thou understandest a dream to interpret it. (Gen. 41:8,15)
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Isa. 19:3• 3And the spirit of Egypt shall be made void in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof; and they shall seek unto the idols, and unto the conjurers, and unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the soothsayers. (Isa. 19:3)
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Isa. 47:12‑14• 12Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest terrify.
 13Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from [the things] that shall come upon thee.
 14Behold, they shall be as stubble, the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: [it shall] not [be] a coal to warm at, a fire to sit before. (Isa. 47:12‑14)
but.
Dan. 4:8‑9• 8But, at the last, Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and before him I told the dream:
 9O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. (Dan. 4:8‑9)
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Dan. 2:26‑28• 26The king answered and said unto Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream that I have seen, and its interpretation?
 27Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers, show unto the king;
 28but there is a God in heaven, that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these: (Dan. 2:26‑28)
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1 Kings 14:2‑3• 2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
 3And take with thee ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the lad. (1 Kings 14:2‑3)
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Amos 3:7• 7The Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secrets unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

W. Kelly Translation

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This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)