Daniel

Daniel 5:1–4

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 father^b 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. ⁴As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
King Belshazzar	בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר	bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1113
held	עֲבַד֙	‘ă·ḇaḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5648 do, make, prepare
a great	רַ֔ב	raḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7229 great
feast	לְחֶ֣ם	lə·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3900 feast
for a thousand	אֲלַ֑ף	’ă·lap̄	Number - masculine singular	H506 1,000
of his nobles	לְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִי	lə·raḇ·rə·ḇā·nō·w·hî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7261 lord, noble
and he drank	שָׁתֵֽה׃	šā·ṯêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8355 drink
wine	חַמְרָ֥א	ḥam·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H2562 wine
with	וְלָקֳבֵ֥ל	wə·lā·qo·ḇêl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l	H6903 front, as
them	אַלְפָּ֖א	’al·pā	Number - masculine singular determinate	H506 1,000

Daniel 5:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Under the influence of the wine	חַמְרָ֗א	ḥam·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H2562 wine
Belshazzar	בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר	bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1113
gave orders	אֲמַ֣ר׀	’ă·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H560 say, tell, command
to bring	לְהַיְתָיָה֙	lə·hay·ṯā·yāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H858 come
in the gold	דַּהֲבָ֣א	da·hă·ḇā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1722 gold
and silver	וְכַסְפָּ֔א	wə·ḵas·pā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H3702 silver
vessels	לְמָאנֵי֙	lə·mā·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3984 vessel, utensil
that	דִּ֤י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר	nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5020
his father	אֲב֔וּהִי	’ă·ḇū·hî	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2 father
had taken	הַנְפֵּק֙	han·pêq	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5312 go, or come, out, forth
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
the temple	הֵיכְלָ֖א	hê·ḵə·lā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1965 palace, temple
in Jerusalem	בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם	ḇî·rū·šə·lem	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3390 Jerusalem
so that the king	מַלְכָּא֙	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
could drink	וְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹן	wə·yiš·tō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8355 drink
from them	בְּה֗וֹן	bə·hō·wn	Preposition; third person masculine plural
along with his nobles	וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי	wə·raḇ·rə·ḇā·nō·w·hî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7261 lord, noble
his wives	שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ	šê·ḡə·lā·ṯêh	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7695 consort
and his concubines	וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃	ū·lə·ḥê·nā·ṯêh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3904 concubine

Daniel 5:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus	בֵּאדַ֗יִן	bê·ḏa·yin	Preposition-b; Adverb	H116 then, thereupon
they brought in	הַיְתִיו֙	hay·ṯîw	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H858 come
the gold	דַהֲבָ֔א	ḏa·hă·ḇā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1722 gold
vessels	מָאנֵ֣י	mā·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3984 vessel, utensil
that	דִּ֣י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
had been taken	הַנְפִּ֗קוּ	han·pi·qū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H5312 go, or come, out, forth
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
the temple	הֵֽיכְלָ֛א	hê·ḵə·lā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1965 palace, temple
the house	בֵ֥ית	ḇêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1005 house
of God	אֱלָהָ֖א	’ĕ·lā·hā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H426 god, God
in Jerusalem	בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם	ḇî·rū·šə·lem	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3390 Jerusalem
and the king	מַלְכָּא֙	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
drank	וְאִשְׁתִּ֣יו	wə·’iš·tîw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural	H8355 drink
from them	בְּה֗וֹן	bə·hō·wn	Preposition; third person masculine plural
along with his nobles	וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי	wə·raḇ·rə·ḇā·nō·w·hî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7261 lord, noble
his wives	שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ	šê·ḡə·lā·ṯêh	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7695 consort
and his concubines	וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃	ū·lə·ḥê·nā·ṯêh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3904 concubine

Daniel 5:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As they drank	אִשְׁתִּ֖יו	’iš·tîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H8355 drink
the wine	חַמְרָ֑א	ḥam·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H2562 wine
they praised	וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּ	wə·šab·ba·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural	H7624 laud, praise
gods	לֵֽאלָהֵ֞י	lê·lā·hê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H426 god, God
of gold	דַּהֲבָ֧א	da·hă·ḇā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1722 gold
and silver	וְכַסְפָּ֛א	wə·ḵas·pā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H3702 silver
bronze	נְחָשָׁ֥א	nə·ḥā·šā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5174 copper, bronze
and iron	פַרְזְלָ֖א	p̄ar·zə·lā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H6523 iron
wood	אָעָ֥א	’ā·‘ā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H636 wood
and stone	וְאַבְנָֽא׃	wə·’aḇ·nā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinate	H69 stone

Cross-references

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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

Daniel 5:4 Daniel 5:23 · Habakkuk 2:19 · Psalm 135:15–18 · Revelation 9:20–21 · Isaiah 40:19–20 · Isaiah 46:6–7 · Isaiah 42:8 · Jeremiah 10:4–9 · Psalm 115:4–8 · Acts 17:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.