Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

And it is a rare thing that the king asks, and there is no other who can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

New American Standard Bible

Moreover, the thing which the king demands is difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it to the king except gods, whose dwelling place is not with mortal flesh.”

King James Version

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Holman Bible

What the king is asking is so difficult that no one can make it known to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

International Standard Version

Furthermore, what the king is asking is so difficult that no one can reveal it except the gods and they don't live with human beings."

A Conservative Version

And it is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

American Standard Version

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Amplified

Furthermore, what the king demands is an unusual and difficult thing indeed! No one except the gods can reveal it to the king, and their dwelling is not with [mortal] flesh.”

Bible in Basic English

The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.

Darby Translation

For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Julia Smith Translation

And the word the king asked will be made rare, and there is not another that will show it before the king except the gods that their dwelling is not with flesh.

King James 2000

And it is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is none other that can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the thing that the king is asking [is too] difficult and {there is no one who} can reveal it to the king except [the] gods {whose dwelling is not with mortals}."

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for it is a very hard matter, that the king requireth. Neither is there any that can certify the king thereof, except the gods: whose dwelling is not among the creatures."

NET Bible

What the king is asking is too difficult, and no one exists who can disclose it to the king, except for the gods -- but they don't live among mortals!"

New Heart English Bible

It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."

The Emphasized Bible

and, the thing which the king hath asked, is difficult, and, none other, is there, who can declare it before the king, - saving the gods whose dwelling is, not with flesh.

Webster

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

World English Bible

It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the thing that the king is asking is precious, and others are there not that do shew it before the king, save the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it is a rare
יקּיר 
Yaqqiyr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

מלּה 
Millah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 23

that the king
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

שׁאל 
Sh@'el (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

and there is
איתי 
'iythay (Aramaic) 
to be
Usage: 17

לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82

אחרן 
'ochoran (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

חוא 
Chava' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 14

it before
קדם קדם 
Qodam (Aramaic) 
before, before , of , him,
Usage: 42

the king
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

להן 
Lawhen (Aramaic) 
Usage: 10

the gods
אלהּ 
'elahh (Aramaic) 
God, god
Usage: 95

מדר מדר מדור 
M@dowr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

is
איתי 
'iythay (Aramaic) 
to be
Usage: 17

not
לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82

with
עם 
`im (Aramaic) 
with, with..., to, from, toward, like, unto, by
Usage: 24

Context Readings

The King's Troubling Dream

10 The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man on the earth who can reveal the king's matter, because not any king, lord, nor ruler has asked such a thing from any horoscopist or conjurer or Chaldean. 11 And it is a rare thing that the king asks, and there is no other who can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 12 For this cause the king was enraged and angered, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon to be destroyed.

Cross References

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. And in the days of your father there was found in him light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, your father the king, appointed him master of the horoscopists, conjurers, Chaldeans, and fortune-tellers,

Genesis 41:39

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has shown you all this, no one is as discreet and wise as you.

Exodus 29:45

And I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will be their God.

Isaiah 57:15

For so says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity; whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, even with the contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Exodus 8:19

And the magicians said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as Jehovah had said.

Numbers 35:34

So do not defile the land which you shall inhabit, in which I dwell. For I Jehovah dwell among the sons of Israel.

1 Kings 8:27

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this house which I have built?

2 Chronicles 6:18

But truly will God in deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, Heavens and heaven of the heavens cannot contain You! How much less this house which I have built?

Psalm 68:18

You have gone up on high; You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts for men, yes, for the rebellious also, that You might dwell among them, O Jehovah God.

Psalm 113:5-6

Who is like Jehovah our God, who dwells on high,

Psalm 132:14

This is My rest forever; here I will dwell; for I have desired it.

Isaiah 8:18

Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of Hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.

Isaiah 66:1-2

So says Jehovah, Heaven is My throne, and earth My footstool. Where, then, is the house that you build for Me? And where is the place of My rest?

Daniel 2:27-28

Daniel answered before the king and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot be shown to the king by the wise men, the conjurers, the horoscopists, or the fortune-tellers.

Joel 3:21

And I will cleanse their blood which I did not cleanse; and Jehovah is dwelling in Zion.

Matthew 19:26

But Jesus looked on them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

John 1:1-3

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and of truth.

John 14:17

the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see Him nor know Him. But you know Him, for He dwells with you and shall be in you.

John 14:23

Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loves Me, he will keep My Word. And My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.

2 Corinthians 6:16

And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said, "I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a great voice out of Heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.

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