Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Great Tree
Daniel 4:6
In 11 translations
- BSB
- So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
- KJV
- Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
- WEB
- Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
- ASV
- Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
- LSV
- And by me a decree is made, to cause all the wise men of Babylon to come up before me, that the interpretation of the dream they may cause me to know.
- YLT
- And by me a decree is made, to cause all the wise men of Babylon to come up before me, that the interpretation of the dream they may cause me to know.
- DBY
- And I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
- DRC4:3
- Then I set forth a decree, that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought in before me, and that they should shew me the interpretation of the dream.
- GNV4:3
- Therefore made I a decree, that they should bring all the wise men of Babel before mee, that they might declare vnto me the interpretation of the dreame.
- JPS4:3
- Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
- LXXE
- And I made a decree to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
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Original-language editions
- WLC4:3
- וּמִנִּי֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְהַנְעָלָ֣ה קָֽדָמַ֔י לְכֹ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֣י בָבֶ֑ל דִּֽי־פְשַׁ֥ר חֶלְמָ֖א יְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּֽנִי׃KJV:Dan.4.6
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ διʼ ἐμοῦ ἐτέθη δόγμα τοῦ εἰσαγαγεῖν ἐνώπιόν μου πάντας τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος, ὅπως τὴν σύγκρισιν τοῦ ἐνυπνίου γνωρίσωσί μοι.
Who and where
📍 Babylon◆ Prophecies of Daniel
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Aramaic; Aramaic LanguageDream; DreamerNebuchadnezzarDaniel, Book ofDreamLanguages of the Old TestamentDivinationHeathenConvertsTestimony
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Cross-references most cited first
- Daniel 2:2So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
- Isaiah 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
- Isaiah 47:12–14So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror! You are wearied by your many…
- Genesis 41:7–8And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream. In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt.…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 4:3 in some Bibles
- 4:6 in most Bibles