King James Version

Daniel 2:28

But 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;

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בְּרַ֡םberambutבְּרַםconjunction — “but”H1297properly, highly, i.e. surely; but used adversatively, howeverbut, nevertheless, yet.אִיתַ֞יitaythere isאִיתַיparticle, affirmation — “there is”H383properly, entity; used only as aparticle of affirmation, there isart thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), [idiom] we will not.אֱלָ֤הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bishmayain heavenשָׁמַיִןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “in heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.גָּלֵ֣אgalerevealגְּלָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “reveal”, a verb used as a describing wordH1541{to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal}bring over, carry away, reveal.רָזִ֔יןrazinsecretרָזnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “secret”, the ordinary formH7328to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mysterysecret.וְהוֹדַ֗עvehodaand knowיְדַעconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and 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.לְמַלְכָּא֙lemalkato kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.מָ֛הmahhow greatמָהpronoun, indefinite, both genders, singular — “how great”H4101{properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.לֶהֱוֵ֖אlehevebecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “become”, an unfinished actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…בְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbeacharitin latterאַחֲרִיתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in latter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH320laterlatter.יוֹמַיָּ֑אyomayadayיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “day”, the definite formH3118a dayday (by day), time.חֶלְמָ֨ךְchelmakhedreamחֵלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dream”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2493a dreamdream.וְחֶזְוֵ֥יvechezveand lookחֵזֵוconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and look”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2376a sightlook, vision.רֵאשָׁ֛ךְreshakheheadרֵאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7217the head; figuratively, the sumchief, head, sum.עַֽלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.מִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmishkevakhebedמִשְׁכַּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4903a bedbed.דְּנָ֥הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.הֽוּאhuthisהוּאparticle, affirmation — “this”H1932{he (she or it); self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are}[idiom] are, it, this.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and He hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:

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American Standard Version (1901)

but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made 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:

Young’s Literal Translation

but there is a God in the heavens, a revealer of secrets, and He hath made known to king Nebuchadnezzar that which [is] to be in the latter end of the days. 'Thy dream and the visions of thy head on thy bed are these:

World English Bible

but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head on your bed are these:

Darby Translation

but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these:

Douay-Rheims

But there is a God in heaven that revealeth mysteries, who hath shewn to thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, what is to come to pass in the latter times. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But there is a God in heaven revealing mysteries, and he has made known to king Nabuchodonosor what things must come to pass in the last days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are as follows,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλλʼ ἤ ἐστι Θεὸς ἐν οὐρανῷ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια, καὶ ἐγνώρισε τῷ βασιλεῖ Ναβουχοδονόσορ, ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν· τὸ ἐνύπνιόν σου καὶ αἱ ὁράσεις τῆς κεφαλῆς σου ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης σου, τοῦτό ἐστι,