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Daniel 2:47

The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

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עָנֵה֩anehspeakעֲנָהverb, 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.מַלְכָּ֨אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.לְדָנִיֵּ֜אלledaniyelto Danielדָּנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.וְאָמַ֗רveamarand 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.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “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.קְשֹׁט֙qeshottruthקְשׁוֹטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “truth”, the ordinary formH7187fidelitytruth.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.אֱלָהֲכ֗וֹןelahakhonGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.ה֣וּאhuthisהוּאparticle, 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.אֱלָ֧הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.אֱלָהִ֛יןelahinGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.וּמָרֵ֥אumareand lordמָרֵאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4756a masterlord, Lord.מַלְכִ֖יןmalkhinkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4430a kingking, royal.וְגָלֵ֣הvegalehand 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.רָזִ֑יןrazinsecretרָזnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “secret”, the ordinary formH7328to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mysterysecret.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.יְכֵ֔לְתָּyekheletabe ableיְכֵלverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, a completed actionH3202{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}be able, can, couldest, prevail.לְמִגְלֵ֖אlemigleto revealגְּלָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to reveal”, the to-form of the verbH1541{to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal}bring over, carry away, reveal.רָזָ֥הrazahsecretרָזnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “secret”, the definite formH7328to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mysterysecret.דְנָֽהdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The king spoke unto Daniel, and said: 'Of a truth it is, that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.

Young’s Literal Translation

The king hath answered Daniel and said, 'Of a truth [it is] that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since thou hast been able to reveal this secret.'

World English Bible

The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”

Darby Translation

The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret.

Douay-Rheims

And the king spoke to Daniel, and said: Verily your God is the God of gods, and Lord of kings, and a revealer of hidden things: seeing thou couldst discover this secret.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The king spoke unto Daniel, and said: 'Of a truth it is, that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king answered and said to Daniel, Of a truth your God is a God of gods, and Lord of kings, who reveals mysteries; for thou hast been able to reveal this mystery.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς, εἶπε τῷ Δανιήλ, ἐπʼ ἀληθείας ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν, αὐτός ἐστι Θεὸς θεῶν, καὶ Κύριος τῶν βασιλέων, ὁ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια, ὅτι ἠδυνάσθης ἀποκαλύψαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο.