King James Version

Daniel 2:29

As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

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אַ֣נְתְּהantehthouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.מַלְכָּ֗אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.רַעְיוֹנָךְ֙rayonakhecogitationרַעְיוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cogitation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7476a grasp. i.e. (figuratively) mental conceptioncogitation, thought.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.מִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְmishkevakhebedמִשְׁכַּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4903a bedbed.סְלִ֔קוּseliqvcomeסְלִקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “come”, a completed actionH5559to ascendcome (up).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…אַחֲרֵ֣יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H311after(here-) after.דְנָ֑הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, 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.וְגָלֵ֧אvegaleand revealגְּלָהconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and 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.רָזַיָּ֛אrazayasecretרָזnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “secret”, the definite formH7328to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mysterysecret.הוֹדְעָ֖ךְhodeakheknowיְדַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, 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.מָהmahhow 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.דִ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.לֶהֱוֵֽאlehevebecomeהָוָאverb, 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and He that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.

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American Standard Version (1901)

as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou, O king, thy thoughts on thy bed have come up [concerning] that which [is] to be after this, and the Revealer of secrets hath caused thee to know that which [is] to be.

World English Bible

“As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what will happen.

Darby Translation

— as for thee, O king, thy thoughts arose upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.

Douay-Rheims

Thou, O king, didst begin to think in thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth mysteries shewed thee what shall come to pass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and He that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O king: thy thoughts upon thy bed arose as to what must come to pass hereafter: and he that reveals mysteries has made known to thee what must come to pass.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

βασιλεῦ· οἱ διαλογισμοί σου ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης σου ἀνέβησαν τί δεῖ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα· καὶ ὁ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια ἐγνώρισέ σοι ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι.