Daniel
Daniel 5:1
1Later,a King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
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Esther 1:3 · Mark 6:21–22 · Genesis 40:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.