Daniel

Daniel 5:2–3

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.

Footnotes

b 5:2 Or predecessor or grandfather; also in verses 11, 13, and 18

Read all of Daniel 5

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.

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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.