Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height of it was great.

New American Standard Bible

‘Now these were the visions in my mind as I lay on my bed: I was looking, and behold, there was a tree in the midst of the earth and its height was great.

King James Version

Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

Holman Bible

In the visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this:

There was a tree in the middle of the earth,
and its height was great.

International Standard Version

This is what I saw in the visions of my head while I was in bed: I was looking and listen carefully! I saw a tree in the middle of the earth, the height of which was very great.

American Standard Version

Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height thereof was great.

Amplified

‘The visions that passed through my mind as I lay on my bed were these: I was looking, and behold, there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and its height was great.

Bible in Basic English

On my bed I saw a vision: there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and it was very high.

Darby Translation

Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

Julia Smith Translation

And the visions of my head upon my bed; I was seeing, and lo, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height great

King James 2000

Thus were the visions of my head in my bed; I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now [these were] the visions of my head [as I was lying] on my bed: I was {gazing} and, look, a tree [was] in the midst of the earth, and its height [was] exalted.

Modern King James verseion

As to the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I saw a vision in my head upon my bed: and behold, there stood a tree upon the ground,

NET Bible

Here are the visions of my mind while I was on my bed. While I was watching, there was a tree in the middle of the land. It was enormously tall.

New Heart English Bible

Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great.

The Emphasized Bible

The visions then of my head upon my bed were these , - I was looking, when lo! a tree in the midst of the land, and, the height thereof, was great.

Webster

Thus were the visions of my head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its hight was great.

World English Bible

Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great.

Youngs Literal Translation

As to the visions of my head on my bed, I was looking, and lo, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height is great:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חזו 
Chezev (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

of mine head
ראשׁ 
Re'sh (Aramaic) 
Usage: 14

in
על 
`al (Aramaic) 
Usage: 102

my bed
משׁכּב 
Mishkab (Aramaic) 
bed
Usage: 6

I saw
הוה הוא 
Hava' (Aramaic) 
be, was,
Usage: 70

and behold
אלוּ 
'aluw (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

a tree
אילן 
'iylan (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

in the midst
גּו 
Gav (Aramaic) 
Usage: 13

of the earth
ארע 
'ara` (Aramaic) 
Usage: 21

and the height
רוּם 
Ruwm (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

The Dream And The King's Search For An Interpreter

9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubles thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. 10 Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height of it was great. 11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height of it reached to heaven, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth.


Cross References

Daniel 4:5

I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

Isaiah 10:33-34

Behold, the Lord, LORD of hosts, will lop off the boughs with terror. And the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.

Jeremiah 12:2

Thou have planted them. Yea, they have taken root, they grow. Yea, they bring forth fruit. Thou are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

Ezekiel 31:3-18

Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature, and its top was among the thick boughs.

Daniel 4:20-26

The tree that thou saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to heaven, and the sight of it to all the earth,

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