Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the king said to them, I have had a dream, and my spirit is troubled by the desire to have the dream made clear to me.
New American Standard Bible
The king said to them, “I
King James Version
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Holman Bible
he said to them, “I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.”
International Standard Version
the king told them, "I have dreamed a dream and I will remain troubled until I can understand it."
A Conservative Version
And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
American Standard Version
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
Amplified
The king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled and anxious to know the [content and meaning of the] dream.”
Darby Translation
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will say to them, I dreamed a dream, and my spirit will be moved to know the dream.
King James 2000
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the king said to them, "{I have had a dream} and my spirit is anxious to know the dream."
Modern King James verseion
And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the king said unto them, "I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was so troubled therewith, that I have clean forgotten what I dreamed."
NET Bible
The king told them, "I have had a dream, and I am anxious to understand the dream."
New Heart English Bible
The king said to them, "I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream."
The Emphasized Bible
And the king, said to them, A dream, have I dreamed, - and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
Webster
And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
World English Bible
The king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the king saith to them, 'A dream I have dreamed, and moved is my spirit to know the dream.'
Themes
Dreams » The ancients » Consulting magicians on
Dreams » The ancients » Anxious to have, explained
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The King's Troubling Dream
2 Then the king gave orders that the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and those who made use of evil powers, and the Chaldaeans, were to be sent for to make clear to the king his dreams. So they came and took their places before the king. 3 And the king said to them, I have had a dream, and my spirit is troubled by the desire to have the dream made clear to me. 4 Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in the Aramaean language, O King, have life for ever: give your servants an account of your dream, and we will make clear to you the sense of it.
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Cross References
Genesis 40:8
Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?
Genesis 41:15
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, and no one is able to give me the sense of it; now it has come to my ears that you are able to give the sense of a dream when it is put before you.
Daniel 2:1
In the second year of the rule of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep went from him.
Daniel 4:5
I saw a dream which was a cause of great fear to me; I was troubled by the images of my mind on my bed, and by the visions of my head.