Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The king told them, "I have had a dream, and I am anxious to understand 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.
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."
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 The king issued an order to summon the magicians, astrologers, sorcerers, and wise men in order to explain his dreams to him. So they came and awaited the king's instructions. 3 The king told them, "I have had a dream, and I am anxious to understand the dream." 4 The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic] "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its interpretation."
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Cross References
Genesis 40:8
They told him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them." Joseph responded, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me."
Genesis 41:15
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard about you, that you can interpret dreams."
Daniel 2:1
In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar had many dreams. His mind was disturbed and he suffered from insomnia.
Daniel 4:5
I saw a dream that frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed -- these visions of my mind -- were terrifying me.