King James Version

Daniel 2:27

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

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עָנֵ֧הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.דָנִיֵּ֛אלdaniyelDanielדָּנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.קֳדָ֥םqodambeforeקֳדָםpreposition — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.מַלְכָּ֖אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וְאָמַ֑רveamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.רָזָה֙razahsecretרָזnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “secret”, the definite formH7328to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mysterysecret.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.מַלְכָּ֣אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.שָׁאֵ֔לshaeldemandשְׁאֵלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “demand”, a verb used as a describing wordH7593{to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand}ask, demand, require.לָ֧אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.חַכִּימִ֣יןchakiminwiseחַכִּיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “wise”, the ordinary formH2445wise, i.e. a Magianwise.אָֽשְׁפִ֗יןashefinastrologerאַשָּׁףnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “astrologer”, the ordinary formH826{a conjurer}astrologer.חַרְטֻמִּין֙chartuminmagicianחַרְטֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “magician”, the ordinary formH2749{a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)}magician.גָּזְרִ֔יןgazerinsoothsayerגְּזַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “soothsayer”, a verb used as a describing wordH1505to quarry; determinecut out, soothsayer.יָכְלִ֖יןyakhelinbe ableיְכֵלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be able”, a verb used as a describing wordH3202{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}be able, can, couldest, prevail.לְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הlehachavayahto shewחֲוָאpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to shew”, the to-form of the verbH2324to showshew.לְמַלְכָּֽאlemalkato kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Daniel answered before the king, and said: 'The secret which the king hath asked can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers, declare unto the king;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show unto the king;

Young’s Literal Translation

Daniel hath answered before the king and said, 'The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes, the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the king;

World English Bible

Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers;

Darby Translation

Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the magicians, the scribes, the astrologers, shew unto the king;

Douay-Rheims

And Daniel made answer before the king, and said: The secret that the king desireth to know, none of the wise men, or the philosophers, or the diviners, or the soothsayers can declare to the king.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Daniel answered before the king, and said: 'The secret which the king hath asked can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers, declare unto the king;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Daniel answered before the king, and said, The mystery which the king asks the explanation of is not in the power of the wise men, magicians, enchanters, or soothsayers to declare to the king.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Δανιὴλ ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ εἶπε, τὸ μυστήριον ὃ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπερωτᾷ, οὐκ ἔστι σοφῶν, μάγων, ἐπαοιδῶν, γαζαρηνῶν ἀναγγεῖλαι τῷ βασιλεῖ·