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Daniel 2:23

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

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לָ֣ךְlakhetoלָ֣ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאֱלָ֣הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.אֲבָהָתִ֗יavahatifatherאַבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2{father}father.מְהוֹדֵ֤אmehodethankיְדָאverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “thank”, a verb used as a describing wordH3029to praise(give) thank(-s).וּמְשַׁבַּח֙umeshabachand praiseשְׁבַחconjunction, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “and praise”, a verb used as a describing wordH7624to adulate, i.e. adorepraise.אֲנָ֔הanahas for meאֲנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “as for me”H576II, as for me.דִּ֧יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.חָכְמְתָ֛אchakhemetawisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “wisdom”, the definite formH2452wisdomwisdom.וּגְבוּרְתָ֖אugevuretaand mightגְּבוּרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “and might”, the definite formH1370powermight.יְהַ֣בְתְּyehavtegiveיְהַבverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH3052{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.לִ֑יlitoלִ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוּכְעַ֤ןukheanand nowכְּעַןconjunction, adverb — “and now”H3705nownow.הֽוֹדַעְתַּ֨נִי֙hodataniknowיְדַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.בְעֵ֣ינָאveeynaaskבְּעָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “ask”, a completed actionH1156to seek or askask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.מִנָּ֔ךְminakhefromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.דִּֽיdithatדִּיconjunction — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.מִלַּ֥תmilatcommandmentמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4406a word, command, discourse, or subjectcommandment, matter, thing. word.מַלְכָּ֖אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.הוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָאhodatenaknowיְדַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “know”, a completed actionH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I thank Thee, and praise Thee, O Thou God of my fathers, who hath given me wisdom and might, and hast now made known unto me what we desired of Thee; for Thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast now made known unto me what we desired of thee; for thou hast made known unto us the king’s matter.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thee, O God of my fathers, I am thanking and praising, for wisdom and might Thou hast given to me; and now, Thou hast caused me to know that which we have sought from Thee, for the king's matter Thou hast caused us to know.'

World English Bible

I thank you and praise you, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”

Darby Translation

I thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.

Douay-Rheims

To thee, O God of our fathers, I give thanks, and I praise thee: because thou hast given me wisdom and strength: and now thou hast shewn me what we desired of thee, for thou hast made known to us, the king’s discourse.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I give thanks to thee, and praise thee , O God of my fathers, for thou hast given me wisdom and power, and hast made known to me the things which we asked of thee; and thou hast made known to me the king's vision.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σοὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων μου ἐξομολογοῦμαι καὶ αἰνῶ, ὅτι σοφίαν καὶ δύναμιν δέδωκάς μοι, καὶ ἐγνώρισάς μοι ἃ ἠξιώσαμεν παρὰ σοῦ, καὶ τὸ ὅραμα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐγνώρισάς μοι.