King James Version

Daniel 4:9

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:6.

בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮beleteshatsarBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרnoun, proper name — “Belteshazzar”H1096{Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel}Belteshazzar.רַ֣בravcaptainרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7229{abundant}captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.חַרְטֻמַיָּא֒chartumayamagicianחַרְטֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “magician”, the definite formH2749{a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)}magician.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.אֲנָ֣הanahas for meאֲנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “as for me”H576II, as for me.יִדְעֵ֗תyidetknowיְדַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, 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.דִּ֠יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.ר֣וּחַruchaspiritרוּחַnoun, 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.אֱלָהִ֤יןelahinGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.קַדִּישִׁין֙qadishinsaintקַדִּישׁadjective, 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.בָּ֔ךְbakheinבָּ֔ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”inוְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and 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.רָ֖זrazsecretרָזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “secret”, the ordinary formH7328to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mysterysecret.לָאlaor 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.אָנֵ֣סanestroubleאֲנַסverb, qal, participle, absolute — “trouble”, a verb used as a describing wordH598figuratively, to distresstrouble.לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toחֶזְוֵ֨יchezvelookחֵזֵוnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “look”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2376a sightlook, vision.חֶלְמִ֧יchelmidreamחֵלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “dream”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2493a dreamdream.דִֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.חֲזֵ֛יתchazeytbe 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.וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּufishrehand interpretationפְּשַׁרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and interpretation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6591an interpretationinterpretation.אֱמַֽרemarsayאֲמַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a commandH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-6) O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret causeth thee trouble, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

'O Belteshazzar, master of the scribes, as I have known that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret doth press thee, the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation, tell.

World English Bible

“Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

Darby Translation

O Belteshazzar, master of the scribes, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret is too hard for thee, tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, and the interpretation of it.

Douay-Rheims

Its leaves were most beautiful, and its fruit exceeding much: and in it was food for all: under it dwelt cattle, and beasts, and in the branches thereof the fowls of the air had their abode: and all flesh did eat of it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I made a decree to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διʼ ἐμοῦ ἐτέθη δόγμα τοῦ εἰσαγαγεῖν ἐνώπιόν μου πάντας τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος, ὅπως τὴν σύγκρισιν τοῦ ἐνυπνίου γνωρίσωσί μοι.