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Daniel 2:3
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KJ21
And the king said unto them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.”
ASV
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
AMP
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.”
AMPC
And the king said to them, I had a dream and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
BRG
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
CSB
he said to them, “I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.”
CSBA
he said to them, ‘I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.’
CEB
Then the king said to them: “I had a dream, and I’m anxious to know its meaning.”
CJB
The king said to them, “I had a dream which will keep troubling my spirit until I know what it means.”
CEV
and said, “I am disturbed by a dream that I don't understand, and I want you to explain it.”
DARBY
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
DRA
And the king said to them: I saw a dream: and being troubled in mind I know not what I saw.
ERV
Then the king said to them, “I had a dream that bothers me. I want to know what it means.”
EASY
Then the king said to them, ‘I have had a dream that gives me trouble in my mind. I want to know what the dream means.’
EHV
The king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit was troubled because I did not understand the dream.”
ESV
And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
ESVUK
And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
EXB
Then the king said to them, “I had a dream ·that bothers me [L and my spirit is agitated], and I want to know ·what it means [L the dream].”
GNV
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
GW
The king said to them, “I had a dream, and I’m troubled by it. I want to know what the dream was.”
GNT
he said to them, “I'm worried about a dream I've had. I want to know what it means.”
HCSB
he said to them, “I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.”
ICB
Then the king said to them, “I had a dream that bothers me. I want to know what the dream means.”
ISV
the king told them, “I have dreamed a dream and I will remain troubled until I can understand it.”
JUB
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
KJV
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
AKJV
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
LSB
Then the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
LEB
And the king said to them, “I have had a dream and my spirit is anxious to know the dream.”
TLB
One night in the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had a terrifying nightmare and awoke trembling with fear. And to make matters worse, he couldn’t remember his dream! He immediately called in all his magicians, incantationists, sorcerers, and astrologers, and demanded that they tell him what his dream had been. “I’ve had a terrible nightmare,” he said as they stood before him, “and I can’t remember what it was. Tell me, for I fear some tragedy awaits me.”
MSG
In the second year of his reign, King Nebuchadnezzar started having dreams that disturbed him deeply. He couldn’t sleep. He called in all the Babylonian magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and fortunetellers to interpret his dreams for him. When they came and lined up before the king, he said to them, “I had a dream that I can’t get out of my mind. I can’t sleep until I know what it means.”
MEV
The king said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream.”
NOG
The king said to them, “I had a dream, and I’m troubled by it. I want to know what the dream was.”
NABRE
he said to them, “I had a dream which will allow my spirit no rest until I know what it means.”
NASB
The king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream.”
NASB1995
The king said to them, “I had a dream and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream.”
NCB
he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my mind is troubled because I have been unable to interpret it.”
NCV
Then the king said to them, “I had a dream that bothers me, and I want to know what it means.”
NET
The king told them, “I have had a dream, and I am anxious to understand the dream.”
NIRV
He said to them, “I had a dream. It troubles me. So I want to know what it means.”
NIV
he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.”
NIVUK
he said to them, ‘I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.’
NKJV
And the king said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to know the dream.”
NLV
The king said to them, “I had a dream that troubles me, and I want to know what the dream means.”
NLT
he said, “I have had a dream that deeply troubles me, and I must know what it means.”
NRSVA
he said to them, ‘I have had such a dream that my spirit is troubled by the desire to understand it.’
NRSVACE
he said to them, ‘I have had such a dream that my spirit is troubled by the desire to understand it.’
NRSVCE
he said to them, “I have had such a dream that my spirit is troubled by the desire to understand it.”
NRSVUE
he said to them, “I have had such a dream that my spirit is troubled by the desire to understand it.”
OJB
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a chalom (dream) and my ruach was troubled to have da’as of the chalom (dream).
RGT
And the king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream. And my spirit was troubled to know the dream.”
RSV
And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
RSVCE
And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
TLV
he said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream.”
VOICE
Nebuchadnezzar (to his advisors): I’ve had a dream that has disturbed me. I know I am not going to have any peace until I know what it means.
WEB
The king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
WYC
And the king said to them, I saw a dream, and I am shamed in mind, and I know not what I saw. (And the king said to them, I had a dream, and I am confused, and I do not know what I saw/and I do not know what it meant.)
YLT
and the king saith to them, `A dream I have dreamed, and moved is my spirit to know the dream.'
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