Verse List for DAN 2:18

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OET (OET-RV) so they might beg for mercy from the god of the heavens concerning the mystery of the dream, so that all of them might not be executed along with the rest of the Babylonian wise men.

OET-LV And_compassion to_seek from before the _god _of the_heavens concerning the_mystery this that not they _will _destroy Dāniyy^ʼēl and_his/its_friends with the _rest _of the _wise _men _of Bāⱱel.

ULT that they might seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this mystery, that they might not destroy Daniel and his friends with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

UST He asked them to pray to God in heaven and ask him to be merciful to them and show them what the king had dreamed and what it meant. Then the king’s soldiers would not kill them, even if they killed the other wise men in Babylon.

BSB & MSB urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE & WMBB that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

NET He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

LSV and to seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret, that they do not destroy Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

FBV He told them to pray to the God of heaven, asking for help regarding this mystery, so that he and his friends would not be killed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

T4T I urged them to ask God, who lives/rules in heaven, to have mercy on us by telling us the secret meaning of what the king dreamed, in order that we and the other wise men in Babylon would not be executed.

LEB and told them to seek mercy _⌊from the God of heaven_⌋[fn] concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions, along with the remainder of the wise men of Babylon, would not be killed.

BBE So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Moff they were to ask the God of heaven to be merciful in the matter of this mystery, that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the other sages of Babylon.

JPS that they might ask mercy of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

ASV that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

DRA To the end that they should ask mercy at the face of the God of heaven concerning this secret, and that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

YLT and to seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret, that they destroy not Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Drby that they would desire mercies of the [fn]God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

RV that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

SLT And for seeking companions from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret: that Daniel and his companions shall not be destroyed with the rest of the wise of Babel.

Wbstr That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

KJB-1769 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.[fn][fn]

KJB-1611 That they would desire mercies [fn]of the God of heauen concerning this secret, that Daniel and his fellowes [fn]should not perish with the rest of the Wise men of Babylon.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps That they shoulde beseche the God of heauen for grace in this secrete, that Daniel and his felowes, with other such as were wyse in Babylon, perished not.
(That they should beseech/implore the God of heaven for grace in this secret, that Daniel and his fellows, with other such as were wise in Babylon, perished not.)

Gnva That they should beseech the God of heauen for grace in this secrete, that Daniel and his fellowes should not perish with the rest of ye wise men of Babel.
(That they should beseech/implore the God of heaven for grace in this secret, that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of ye/you_all wise men of Babel.)

Cvdl yt they shulde beseke the God of heauen for grace in this secrete, that Daniel and his felowes with other soch as were wyse in Babilon, perished not.
(it they should beseke the God of heaven for grace in this secret, that Daniel and his fellows with other such as were wise in Babylon, perished not.)

Wycl hise felowis, that thei schulden axe merci of the face of God of heuene on this sacrament; and that Danyel and hise felowis schulden not perische with othere wise men of Babiloyne.
(his fellows, that they should axe mercy of the face of God of heaven on this sacrament; and that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with other wise men of Babylon.)

Luth daß sie GOtt vom Himmel um Gnade bäten solches verborgenen Dings halben, damit Daniel und seine Gesellen nicht samt den andern Weisen zu Babel umkämen.
(that they/she/them God from_the heaven around/by/for grace bäten such hidden things half/halfway, with_it/so_that Daniel and his companions not together_with the change wise_(men) to/for Babel would_perishn.)

ClVg ut quærerent misericordiam a facie Dei cæli super sacramento isto, et non perirent Daniel et socii ejus cum ceteris sapientibus Babylonis.
(as to_seek/search_fornt mercy from face of_God heavens over sacrament to_this, and not/no they_would_perish Daniel and companions his/her when/with to_others to_the_wise Babylon.)

UHB וְ⁠רַחֲמִ֗ין לְ⁠מִבְעֵא֙ מִן־קֳדָם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔⁠א עַל־רָזָ֖⁠ה דְּנָ֑ה דִּ֣י לָ֤א יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ דָּנִיֵּ֣אל וְ⁠חַבְר֔וֹ⁠הִי עִם־שְׁאָ֖ר חַכִּימֵ֥י בָבֶֽל׃ ‡

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