Daniel

Daniel 5:1–3

1Later,a King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. 2Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his fatherb had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

3Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Footnotes

  • a 5:1 Aramaic does not include Later. Some translators include Many years later to account for the time elapsed, probably about 30 years, since the previous chapter.
  • b 5:2 Or predecessor or grandfather; also in verses 11, 13, and 18

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Daniel 5:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
King Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣רbê·lə·šaṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH1113
heldעֲבַד֙‘ă·ḇaḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5648 do, make, prepare
a greatרַ֔בraḇAdjective - masculine singularH7229 great
feastלְחֶ֣םlə·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3900 feast
for a thousandאֲלַ֑ף’ă·lap̄Number - masculine singularH506 1,000
of his noblesלְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיlə·raḇ·rə·ḇā·nō·w·hîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH7261 lord, noble
and he drankשָׁתֵֽה׃šā·ṯêhVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8355 drink
wineחַמְרָ֥אḥam·rāNoun - masculine singular determinateH2562 wine
withוְלָקֳבֵ֥לwə·lā·qo·ḇêlConjunctive waw, Preposition-lH6903 front, as
themאַלְפָּ֖א’al·pāNumber - masculine singular determinateH506 1,000

Daniel 5:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Under the influence of the wineחַמְרָ֗אḥam·rāNoun - masculine singular determinateH2562 wine
Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞רbê·lə·šaṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH1113
gave ordersאֲמַ֣ר׀’ă·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH560 say, tell, command
to bringלְהַיְתָיָה֙lə·hay·ṯā·yāhPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH858 come
in the goldדַּהֲבָ֣אda·hă·ḇāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1722 gold
and silverוְכַסְפָּ֔אwə·ḵas·pāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinateH3702 silver
vesselsלְמָאנֵי֙lə·mā·nêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH3984 vessel, utensil
thatדִּ֤יdîPronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH5020
his fatherאֲב֔וּהִי’ă·ḇū·hîNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2 father
had takenהַנְפֵּק֙han·pêqVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5312 go, or come, out, forth
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
the templeהֵיכְלָ֖אhê·ḵə·lāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1965 palace, temple
in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םḇî·rū·šə·lemPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3390 Jerusalem
so that the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
could drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹןwə·yiš·tō·wnConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8355 drink
from themבְּה֗וֹןbə·hō·wnPreposition; third person masculine plural
along with his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיwə·raḇ·rə·ḇā·nō·w·hîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH7261 lord, noble
his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּšê·ḡə·lā·ṯêhNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH7695 consort
and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃ū·lə·ḥê·nā·ṯêhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH3904 concubine

Daniel 5:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thusבֵּאדַ֗יִןbê·ḏa·yinPreposition-b; AdverbH116 then, thereupon
they brought inהַיְתִיו֙hay·ṯîwVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine pluralH858 come
the goldדַהֲבָ֔אḏa·hă·ḇāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1722 gold
vesselsמָאנֵ֣יmā·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH3984 vessel, utensil
thatדִּ֣יdîPronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
had been takenהַנְפִּ֗קוּhan·pi·qūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine pluralH5312 go, or come, out, forth
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
the templeהֵֽיכְלָ֛אhê·ḵə·lāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1965 palace, temple
the houseבֵ֥יתḇêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1005 house
of Godאֱלָהָ֖א’ĕ·lā·hāNoun - masculine singular determinateH426 god, God
in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םḇî·rū·šə·lemPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3390 Jerusalem
and the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
drankוְאִשְׁתִּ֣יוwə·’iš·tîwConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine pluralH8355 drink
from themבְּה֗וֹןbə·hō·wnPreposition; third person masculine plural
along with his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיwə·raḇ·rə·ḇā·nō·w·hîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH7261 lord, noble
his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּšê·ḡə·lā·ṯêhNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH7695 consort
and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃ū·lə·ḥê·nā·ṯêhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH3904 concubine

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Daniel 5:1 Esther 1:3 · Mark 6:21–22 · Genesis 40:20

Daniel 5:2 Daniel 1:2 · 2 Kings 24:13 · 2 Kings 25:15 · Daniel 5:23 · Ezra 1:7–11 · Jeremiah 27:16–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.