Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the king said to them, "{I have had a dream} and my spirit is anxious to know the dream."
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.”
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.
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.
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 So the king said to call the magicians and the conjurers and the sorcerers and the {astrologers} to tell to the king his dreams. And they came in and they stood {before} the king. 3 And the king said to them, "{I have had a dream} and my spirit is anxious to know the dream." 4 And the {astrologers} said to the king [in] Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants and we will reveal the explanation."
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Cross References
Genesis 40:8
And they said to him, "We [each] dreamed a dream, but there is no one to interpret it." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell [them] to me."
Genesis 41:15
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I dreamed a dream, but there is none to interpret it. Now, I have heard concerning you [that when] you hear a dream [you can] interpret it."
Daniel 2:1
Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.
Daniel 4:5
And I saw a dream and a revelation on my bed and it frightened me, and the visions of my head terrified me.