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לָא
lâʼ · Hebrew · Strong's H3809 · 82 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “without”
What it means
{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}
(Aramaic) or לָה; (Aramaic) (Daniel 4:32), corresponding to H3808 (לֹא)
How the KJV renders it
or even, neither, none, cannot, as nothing, without
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“without”
Where it appears
82 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
Daniel 2:5 · ATn
The king answered the Chaldeans, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill.
Daniel 2:9 · ATn
But if you don’t make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the situation changes. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can show me its interpretation.”
Daniel 2:10 · ATn
The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no king, lord, or ruler has asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or Chaldean.
Daniel 2:11 · ATn
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.”
Daniel 2:18 · ATn
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.
Daniel 2:27 · ATn
Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers;
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Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.