Daniel 2:27
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New American Standard Bible

Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither wise men, conjurers, magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.

King James Version

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

Holman Bible

Daniel answered the king: “No wise man, medium, diviner-priest, or astrologer is able to make known to the king the mystery he asked about.

International Standard Version

By way of answer, Daniel addressed the king:

A Conservative Version

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded, neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, can show to the king,

American Standard Version

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show unto the king;

Amplified

Daniel answered the king and said, “Regarding the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither the wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers are able to answer the king,

Bible in Basic English

Then Daniel said in answer to the king, No wise men, or users of secret arts, or wonder-workers, or readers of signs, are able to make clear to the king the secret he is searching for;

Darby Translation

Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the magicians, the scribes, the astrologers, shew unto the king;

Julia Smith Translation

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret that the, king asked, not the wise men, the enchanters, the sacred scribes, the diviners, shall be able to show to the king;

King James 2000

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers, cannot show unto the king;

Lexham Expanded Bible

Daniel answered the king and said, "The mystery that the king asks, no wise men, conjurers, magicians, [or] diviners are able to make known to the king.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Daniel answered the king to his face, and said, "As for this secret, for the which the king maketh inquisition: it is neither the wise, the sorcerer, the charmer nor the devil conjurer, that can certify the king of it:

NET Bible

Daniel replied to the king, "The mystery that the king is asking about is such that no wise men, astrologers, magicians, or diviners can possibly disclose it to the king.

New Heart English Bible

Daniel answered before the king, and said, "The secret which the king has demanded is such that no wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, can show to the king;

The Emphasized Bible

Daniel answered before the king, and said, - The secret which the king hath asked, the wise men, the magicians, the sacred scribes, the astrologers, are not able to declare unto the king;

Webster

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the sooth-sayers, cannot show to the king;

World English Bible

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show to the king;

Youngs Literal Translation

Daniel hath answered before the king and said, 'The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes, the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the king;

Themes

Divination » Those who practised » Regarded as wise men

Divination » Practised by » Soothsayers

Dreams » God the only interpreter of

Interpreter » Of dreams

Magic » Soothsayers

Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians

Topics

Astrology

Necromancy

Clairvoyances

People's Inability To Understand

Disclosures

Unable To Understand

psychics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Daniel
H1841
דּניּאל 
Daniye'l (Aramaic) 
Daniel
Usage: 52

answered
H6032
ענה 
`anah (Aramaic) 
answered, spake
Usage: 30

in the presence
H6925
קדם קדם 
Qodam (Aramaic) 
before, before , of , him,
Usage: 42

of the king
H4430
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
king, royal
Usage: 180

and said
H560
אמר 
'amar (Aramaic) 
say, commanded, speak, tell, declare
Usage: 71

The secret
H7328
רז 
Raz (Aramaic) 
secret
Usage: 9

which the king
H4430
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
king, royal
Usage: 180

hath demanded
H7593
שׁאל 
Sh@'el (Aramaic) 
ask, require, demand
Usage: 6

cannot
H3202
יכיל יכל 
Y@kel (Aramaic) 
can, able, prevailed, cannot
Usage: 12

the wise
H2445
חכּים 
Chakkiym (Aramaic) 
wise
Usage: 14

men, the astrologers
H826
אשּׁף 
'ashshaph (Aramaic) 
astrologer
Usage: 6

the magicians
H2749
חרטם 
Chartom (Aramaic) 
magician
Usage: 5

the soothsayers
H1505
גּזר 
G@zar (Aramaic) 
soothsayer, cut out
Usage: 6

shew
H2324
חוא 
Chava' (Aramaic) 
show
Usage: 14

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 2:27

Verse Info

Context Readings

Daniel Praises God And Interprets The King's Dream

26 The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation?” 27 Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither wise men, conjurers, magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king. 28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. This was your dream and the visions in your mind while on your bed.


Other Readings

Wise Man

Wise Men

Dan

Daniel

Devil

No

Cross References

Daniel 2:2

Then the king gave orders to call in the magicians, the conjurers, the sorcerers and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

Daniel 2:10-11

The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who could declare the matter for the king, inasmuch as no great king or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any magician, conjurer or Chaldean.

Daniel 5:7-8

The king called aloud to bring in the conjurers, the Chaldeans and the diviners. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”

Job 5:12-13

“He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,
So that their hands cannot attain success.

Isaiah 19:3

“Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them;
And I will confound their strategy,
So that they will resort to idols and ghosts of the dead
And to mediums and spiritists.

Isaiah 44:25

Causing the omens of boasters to fail,
Making fools out of diviners,
Causing wise men to draw back
And turning their knowledge into foolishness,

Isaiah 47:12-14

“Stand fast now in your spells
And in your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you may cause trembling.

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