Daniel 2:11
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For the thing that thou asketh, O king, is difficult: nor can any one be found that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose conversation is not with men.

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Context
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
10Then the Chaldeans answered before the king, and said: There is no man upon earth, that can accomplish thy word, O king; neither doth any king, though great and mighty, ask such a thing of any diviner, or wise man, or Chaldean. 11For the thing that thou asketh, O king, is difficult: nor can any one be found that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose conversation is not with men.12Upon hearing this, the king in fury, and in great wrath, commanded that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death.…
Cross References
Genesis 41:39
He said therefore to Joseph: Seeing God hath shewn thee all that thou hast said, can I find one wiser and one like unto thee?

Exodus 29:45
And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will be their God:

Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Daniel 5:11
There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy gods in him: and in the days of thy father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for king Nabuchodonosor, thy father, appointed him prince of the wise men, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, I say, O king:

Lexicon
What
דִֽי־ (ḏî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

the king
מַלְכָּ֤ה (mal·kāh)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

requests
שָׁאֵל֙ (šā·’êl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7593: To inquire, to request, to demand

is so difficult
יַקִּירָ֔ה (yaq·qî·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3358: Honorable, difficult

that no
לָ֣א (lā)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3809: Not, no

one
וְאָחֳרָן֙ (wə·’ā·ḥo·rān)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 321: Another

can tell it
יְחַוִּנַּ֖הּ (yə·ḥaw·win·nah)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2324: To show

to
קֳדָ֣ם (qo·ḏām)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 6925: Before

him
מַלְכָּ֑א (mal·kā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

except
לָהֵ֣ן (lā·hên)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3861: Therefore, except

the gods,
אֱלָהִ֔ין (’ĕ·lā·hîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 426: God

whose
דִּ֥י (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

dwelling
מְדָ֣רְה֔וֹן (mə·ḏā·rə·hō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4070: A dwelling place

is
אִיתַ֔י (’î·ṯay)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 383: Entity, as a, particle of affirmation, there is

not
לָ֥א (lā)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3809: Not, no

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5974: With, equally with

mortals.”
בִּשְׂרָ֖א (biś·rā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1321: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man


Additional Translations
What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”And it is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

For the question which the king asks is difficult, and there is no one else who shall answer it before the king, but the gods, whose dwelling is not with any flesh.

For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

and the thing that the king is asking is precious, and others are there not that do shew it before the king, save the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.'
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