Daniel

Daniel 5:11

¹¹There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods.

Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There is	אִיתַ֨י	’î·ṯay	Adverb	H383 there is, are. . .
a man	גְּבַ֜ר	gə·ḇar	Noun - masculine singular	H1400 man
in your kingdom	בְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְ	bə·mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom
who	דִּ֠י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
has the spirit	ר֣וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7308 wind, spirit
of the holy	קַדִּישִׁין֮	qad·dî·šîn	Adjective - masculine plural	H6922 holy
gods	אֱלָהִ֣ין	’ĕ·lā·hîn	Noun - masculine plural	H426 god, God
in him	בֵּהּ֒	bêh	Preposition; third person masculine singular
In the days	וּבְיוֹמֵ֣י	ū·ḇə·yō·w·mê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3118 day
of your father	אֲב֗וּךְ	’ă·ḇūḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2 father
he was found	הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַת	hiš·tə·ḵa·ḥaṯ	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7912 find
to have insight	נַהִיר֧וּ	na·hî·rū	Noun - feminine singular	H5094 light
intelligence	וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ	wə·śā·ḵə·lə·ṯā·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H7924 insight
and wisdom	וְחָכְמָ֥ה	wə·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2452 wisdom
like	כְּחָכְמַת־	kə·ḥā·ḵə·maṯ-	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2452 wisdom
of the gods	אֱלָהִ֖ין	’ĕ·lā·hîn	Noun - masculine plural	H426 god, God
Your father	אֲב֔וּךְ	’ă·ḇūḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2 father
King	וּמַלְכָּ֤א	ū·mal·kā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙	nə·ḇu·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5020
appointed him	הֲקִימֵ֖הּ	hă·qî·mêh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6966 arise, stand
chief	רַ֧ב	raḇ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7229 great
of the magicians	חַרְטֻמִּ֣ין	ḥar·ṭum·mîn	Noun - masculine plural	H2749 magician
enchanters	אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין	’ā·šə·p̄în	Noun - masculine plural	H826 conjurer, enchanter
astrologers	כַּשְׂדָּאִין֙	kaś·dā·’în	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3779 Chaldean
diviners	גָּזְרִ֔ין	gā·zə·rîn	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1505 cut, (divide,) determine
Your own father	אֲב֥וּךְ	’ă·ḇūḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2 father
the king	מַלְכָּֽא׃	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king

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Daniel 4:8–9 · Daniel 4:18 · Daniel 2:47–48 · Daniel 5:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.