Daniel 2:30
in Daniel 2And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that thou mayest know the thoughts of thy heart.
KJV
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
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This verse in Daniel 2
Commentary
2 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
But as for me - So far as I am concerned in this matter, or whatever skill or wisdom I may evince in the interpretation, it is not to be traced to myself. The previous verse commences with the expression “as for thee;” and in this verse, by the phrase “as for me,” Daniel puts himself in strong contrast with the king.
This site's exposition
Art thou able to make known
on Daniel 2:26-30
The king's question repeats the original impossible demand, and Daniel's answer opens by conceding it outright, the wise men, astrologers, magicians and soothsayers cannot shew it, a flat agreement with everything the Chaldeans already said. What follows is the pivot the whole scene has been built for, there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and Daniel refuses even his own credit for what is coming, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, insisting the revelation serves the king's understanding and the wise men's rescue rather than Daniel's own reputation.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲנָ֗ה | vaanah | and I | H576 → | 16 times |
| לָ֤א | la' | not | H3809 → | 82 times |
| בְחָכְמָה֙ | vechakhemah | by wisdom | H2452 → | 8 times |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| אִיתַ֥י | ʾitai | there | H383 → | 17 times |
| בִּי֙ | bi | [is] in me | ||
| מִן־ | min- | more than | H4481 → | 109 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3606 → | 82 times |
| חַיַּיָּ֔א | chaiyaiya' | living [people] the | H2417 → | 7 times |
| רָזָ֥א | raza' | secret the | H7328 → | 9 times |
| דְנָ֖ה | denah | this | H1836 → | 58 times |
| גֱּלִ֣י | geli | it has been revealed | H1541 → | 9 times |
| לִ֑י | li | to me | ||
| לָהֵ֗ן | lahen | but | H3861 → | 7 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5922 → | 104 times |
| דִּבְרַת֙ | divrat | [the] cause | H1701 → | |
| דִּ֤י | di | <of> that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| פִשְׁרָא֙ | fishra' | interpretation the | H6591 → | 31 times |
| לְמַלְכָּ֣א | lemalka' | to king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| יְהוֹדְע֔וּן | yehodun | they will make known | H3046 → | 47 times |
| וְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥י | vera'yonei | and [the] thoughts of | H7476 → | 6 times |
| לִבְבָ֖ךְ | livakh | heart your | H3825 → | 7 times |
| תִּנְדַּֽע׃ | tinda' | you will know | H3046 → | 47 times |
וַאֲנָ֗הand I
vaanahH576 →16 times
לָ֤אnot
la'H3809 →82 times
בְחָכְמָה֙by wisdom
vechakhemahH2452 →8 times
דִּֽי־which
di-H1768 →345 times
אִיתַ֥יthere
ʾitaiH383 →17 times
בִּי֙[is] in me
bi
מִן־more than
min-H4481 →109 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3606 →82 times
חַיַּיָּ֔אliving [people] the
chaiyaiya'H2417 →7 times
רָזָ֥אsecret the
raza'H7328 →9 times
דְנָ֖הthis
denahH1836 →58 times
גֱּלִ֣יit has been revealed
geliH1541 →9 times
לִ֑יto me
li
לָהֵ֗ןbut
lahenH3861 →7 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5922 →104 times
דִּבְרַת֙[the] cause
divratH1701 →
דִּ֤י<of> that
diH1768 →345 times
פִשְׁרָא֙interpretation the
fishra'H6591 →31 times
לְמַלְכָּ֣אto king the
lemalka'H4430 →180 times
יְהוֹדְע֔וּןthey will make known
yehodunH3046 →47 times
וְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥יand [the] thoughts of
vera'yoneiH7476 →6 times
לִבְבָ֖ךְheart your
livakhH3825 →7 times
תִּנְדַּֽע׃you will know
tinda'H3046 →47 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 41:16“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 40:8
“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
- 2 Corinthians 3:5
Through
2 Corinthians 4:15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
it leads to
- Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Ephesians 3:20–21
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- 2 Corinthians 9:11–12
You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.
- Romans 8:28
Through
Acts 3:12And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had…
it leads to
- John 3:27–28
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
- Acts 14:11–15
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
- John 3:27–28
Through
Mark 13:20If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
it leads to
- Matthew 24:22
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
- Matthew 24:22
Where this verse is studied
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About Daniel

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Daniel and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
