Daniel

Daniel 5:15

15Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowוּכְעַ֞ןū·ḵə·‘anConjunctive waw; AdverbH3705 now
the wise menחַכִּֽימַיָּא֙ḥak·kî·may·yāNoun - masculine plural determinateH2445 wise man
and enchantersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א’ā·šə·p̄ay·yāNoun - masculine plural determinateH826 conjurer, enchanter
were broughtהֻעַ֣לּוּhu·‘al·lūVerb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine pluralH5954 go or come in
before meקָֽדָמַ֗יqā·ḏā·mayPreposition; first person common singularH6925 before
to readיִקְר֔וֹןyiq·rō·wnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7123 call, read out, aloud
thisדְנָה֙ḏə·nāhPronoun - masculine singularH1836 this
inscriptionכְתָבָ֤הḵə·ṯā·ḇāhNoun - masculine singular determinateH3792 writing
and interpret itוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּū·p̄iš·rêhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6591 interpretation
for meלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיlə·hō·w·ḏā·‘u·ṯa·nîPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH3046 know
but they couldכָהֲלִ֥יןḵā·hă·lînVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3546 be able
notוְלָֽא־wə·lā-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3809 not
giveלְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃lə·ha·ḥă·wā·yāhPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH2324 show
itsמִלְּתָ֖אmil·lə·ṯāNoun - feminine singular determinateH4406 word, thing
interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pə·šar-Noun - masculine singular constructH6591 interpretation

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Daniel 5:7–8 · Isaiah 47:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.