KJV King James Version
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
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Daniel 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
WEB World English Bible
In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
ASV American Standard Version
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, dreamed hath Nebuchadnezzar dreams, and his spirit doth move itself, and his sleep hath been against him;
Surrounding context — Daniel 2
1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבִשְׁנַ֣תH8141 · sha.nehyearשְׁתַּ֗יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoלְמַלְכוּת֙H4438 · mal.khutroyaltyנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֔רH5019 · ne.vu.khad.nets.tsarNebuchadnezzarחָלַ֥םH2492 · cha.lambe healthyנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֖רH5019 · ne.vu.khad.nets.tsarNebuchadnezzarחֲלֹמ֑וֹתH2472 · cha.lomdreamוַתִּתְפָּ֣עֶםH6470 · pa.amto troubleרוּח֔וֹH7307 · ru.achspiritוּשְׁנָת֖וֹH8142 · she.nahsleepנִהְיְתָ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beעָלָֽיו׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
Daniel 4:5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.Esther 6:1On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.Genesis 40:5-8And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound in the prison.Daniel 2:3And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.Job 33:15-17In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;Genesis 41:1-36And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.Jeremiah 25:1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that [was] the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;2 Chronicles 36:5-7Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God.Daniel 1:1-5In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.Daniel 6:18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
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