Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
the king told them, "I have dreamed a dream and I will remain troubled until I can understand it."
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.”
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."
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 gave orders to summon diviners, enchanters, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to reveal to the king what he had dreamed. When they came and stood before him, 3 the king told them, "I have dreamed a dream and I will remain troubled until I can understand it." 4 The Chaldeans responded to the king in Aramaic: "May the king live forever. Tell the dream to your servants, and we'll reveal its meaning."
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Cross References
Genesis 40:8
"We had a dream," they replied, "but there's no one to interpret it." "Interpretations belong to God," Joseph told them, "so please tell me your stories."
Genesis 41:15
"I've had a dream," Pharaoh told Joseph, "but nobody can interpret it. I've heard that you can interpret dreams."
Daniel 2:1
During the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled him. As a result, he couldn't sleep.
Daniel 4:5
I had a dream that made me afraid. The thoughts that went through my mind while in bed and the visions in my head terrified me.