Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation. 10 ‘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. 11 The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

Cross References

Daniel 4:5

I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

Isaiah 10:33-34

Behold, the Lord GOD of hosts will lop the boughs with terrifying power; the great in height will be hewn down, and the lofty will be brought low.

Jeremiah 12:2

You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.

Ezekiel 31:3-18

Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and forest shade, and of towering height, its top among the clouds.

Daniel 4:20-26

The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth,

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