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Daniel 4:18

This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:15.

דְּנָה֙denahthisדֵּןpronoun, 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.חֶלְמָ֣אchelmadreamחֵלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “dream”, the definite formH2493a dreamdream.חֲזֵ֔יתchazeytbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be wont”, a completed actionH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.אֲנָ֖הanahas for meאֲנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “as for me”H576II, as for me.מַלְכָּ֣אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.ואנתהvnthand thouאַנְתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.וְאַ֨נְתְּveanteand thouאַנְתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜רbeleteshatsarBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרnoun, proper name — “Belteshazzar”H1096{Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel}Belteshazzar.פִּשְׁרֵ֣אpishreinterpretationפְּשַׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “interpretation”, the definite formH6591an interpretationinterpretation.אֱמַ֗רemarsayאֲמַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a commandH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.כָּלkalas allכֹּלconjunction, conjunction — “as all”H3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.קֳבֵל֙qovelbeforeקְבֵלconjunction — “before”H6903(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.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.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.חַכִּימֵ֣יchakimewiseחַכִּיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “wise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2445wise, i.e. a Magianwise.מַלְכוּתִ֗יmalkhutikingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “kingdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.לָֽאlaor 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.יָכְלִ֤יןyakhelinbe 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.פִּשְׁרָא֙pishrainterpretationפְּשַׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “interpretation”, the definite formH6591an interpretationinterpretation.לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיlehodautanito knowיְדַעpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to know”, the to-form of the verbH3046{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.ואנתהvnthand thouאַנְתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.וְאַ֣נְתְּveanteand thouאַנְתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.כָּהֵ֔לkahelbe ableכְּהַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be able”, a verb used as a describing wordH3546to be ablebe able, could.דִּ֛יdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.רֽוּחַruchaspiritרוּחַnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “spirit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7308{wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)}mind, spirit, wind.אֱלָהִ֥יןelahinGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.קַדִּישִׁ֖יןqadishinsaintקַדִּישׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “saint”, the ordinary formH6922{sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary}holy (One), saint.בָּֽךְbakheinבָּֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-15) This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

'This dream I have seen, I king Nebuchadnezzar; and thou, O Belteshazzar, the interpretation tell, because that all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to cause me to know the interpretation, and thou [art] able, for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.

World English Bible

“This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Darby Translation

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Douay-Rheims

And the branches thereof were most beautiful, and its fruit exceeding much, and in it was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and the birds of the air had their abode in its branches.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Only leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and bind it with an iron and brass band; and it shall lie in the grass that is without and in the dew of heaven, and its portion shall be with the wild beasts in the grass of the field.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλὴν τὴν φυὴν τῶν ῥιζῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ γῇ ἐάσατε, καὶ ἐν δεσμῷ σιδηρῷ καὶ χαλκῷ, καὶ ἐν τῇ χλόῃ τῇ ἔξω, καὶ ἐν τῇ δρόσῳ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κοιτασθήσεται, καὶ μετὰ τῶν θηρίων ἡ μερὶς αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ χόρτῳ τῆς γῆς.