King James Version

Ezekiel 28:3

Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:

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הִנֵּ֥הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.חָכָ֛םchakhamwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).אַתָּ֖הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.מדנאלmdnlfrom Danielדָנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Daniel”H1840Daniel or Danijel, the name of two IsraelitesDaniel.מִדָּֽנִיֵּ֑אלmidaniyelfrom Danielדָנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Daniel”H1840Daniel or Danijel, the name of two IsraelitesDaniel.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).סָת֖וּםsatumsecretסָתַםverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “secret”, a verb used as a describing wordH5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secretclosed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…עֲמָמֽוּךָamamukhabecome dimעָמַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “become dim”, a completed actionH6004to associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together)become dim, hide.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! there is no secret that they can hide from thee!

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American Standard Version (1901)

behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from thee;

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, thou [art] wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee.

World English Bible

behold, you are wiser than Daniel. There is no secret that is hidden from you.

Darby Translation

behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! nothing secret is obscure for thee;

Douay-Rheims

Behold thou art wiser than Daniel: no secret is hid from thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! there is no secret that they can hide from thee!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

art thou wiser than Daniel? or have not the wise instructed thee with their knowledge?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ σοφώτερος εἶ σὺ τοῦ Δανιήλ; ἢ σοφοὶ οὐκ ἐπαίδευσάν σε τῇ ἐπιστήμῃ αὐτῶν;