Daniel
Daniel 5:16
16But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | וַאֲנָה֙ | wa·’ă·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H576 I |
| I have heard | שִׁמְעֵ֣ת | šim·‘êṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8086 hear |
| about you | עֲלַיִךְ | ʿă·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| that | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| you are able | תוּכַל | ṯū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3202 be able |
| to give interpretations | פִּשְׁרִ֛ין | piš·rîn | Noun - masculine plural | H6591 interpretation |
| and solve | לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א | lə·miš·rê | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8271 loosen |
| difficult problems | וְקִטְרִ֣ין | wə·qiṭ·rîn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H7001 joint, knot |
| Therefore | כְּעַ֡ן | kə·‘an | Adverb | H3705 now |
| if | הֵן֩ | hên | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| you can | תּוּכַל | tū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3202 be able |
| read | לְמִקְרֵ֗א | lə·miq·rê | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7123 call, read out, aloud |
| this inscription | כְּתָבָ֜א | kə·ṯā·ḇā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3792 writing |
| and give me | לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי | lə·hō·w·ḏā·‘u·ṯa·nî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H3046 know |
| its interpretation | וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ | ū·p̄iš·rêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6591 interpretation |
| you will be clothed | תִלְבַּ֗שׁ | ṯil·baš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3848 be clothed |
| in purple | אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א | ’ar·gə·wā·nā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H711 purple, red-purple |
| and have a gold | דַהֲבָא֙ | ḏa·hă·ḇā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1722 gold |
| chain | וְהַמּוֹנְכָא | wə·ham·mō·nə·ḵå̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H2002 necklace |
| placed around | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| your neck | צַוְּארָ֔ךְ | ṣaw·wə·rāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6676 neck |
| and you will be made the third | וְתַלְתָּ֥א | wə·ṯal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H8531 a third part |
| highest ruler | תִּשְׁלַֽט׃פ | tiš·laṭ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7981 have power, rule |
| in the kingdom | בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א | ḇə·mal·ḵū·ṯā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.