King James Version

Daniel 4:2

I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 3:32.

אָֽתַיָּא֙atayasignאָתnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “sign”, the definite formH852a portentsign.וְתִמְהַיָּ֔אvetimhayaand wonderתְּמַהּconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and wonder”, the definite formH8540a miraclewonder.דִּ֚יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.עֲבַ֣דavaddoעֲבַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.עִמִּ֔יimiwithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with”H5974{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}by, from, like, to(-ward), with.אֱלָהָ֖אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.עליאlyhighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.עִלָּאָ֑הilaahhighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.שְׁפַ֥רshefarbe acceptableשְׁפַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be acceptable”, a completed actionH8232to be beautifulbe acceptable, please, [phrase] think good.קָֽדָמַ֖יqadamaybeforeקֳדָםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.לְהַחֲוָיָֽהlehachavayahto shewחֲוָאpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to shew”, the to-form of the verbH2324to showshew.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(3-32) It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that God Most High hath wrought toward me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.

Young’s Literal Translation

The signs and wonders that God Most High hath done with me, it is good before me to shew.

World English Bible

It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

Darby Translation

It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.

Douay-Rheims

I saw a dream that affrighted me: and my thoughts in my bed, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(3-32) It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that God Most High hath wrought toward me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies, most hateful forsakers of God , and to an unjust king, and the most wicked in all the world.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παρέδωκας ἡμᾶς εἰς χεῖρας ἐχθρῶν ἀνόμων, καὶ ἐχθίστων ἀποστατῶν, καὶ βασιλεῖ ἀδίκῳ καὶ πονηροτάτῳ παρὰ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.