Daniel

Daniel 5:23–24

²³Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways. ²⁴Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

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Daniel 5:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Instead	הִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּ	hiṯ·rō·w·mam·tā	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7313 rise
you have exalted	הִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּ	hiṯ·rō·w·mam·tā	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7313 rise
yourself against	וְעַ֣ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
the Lord	מָרֵֽא־	mā·rê-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4756 master
of heaven	שְׁמַיָּ֣א׀	šə·may·yā	Noun - mdd	H8065 heavens
The vessels	וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א	ū·lə·mā·nay·yā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural determinate	H3984 vessel, utensil
from	דִֽי־	ḏî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
His house	בַיְתֵ֜הּ	ḇay·ṯêh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1005 house
were brought	הַיְתִ֣יו	hay·ṯîw	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H858 come
to you	קָדָמַיִךְ	qå̄·ḏå̄·ma·yiḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H6925 before
and as you	וְאַנְתָּה	wə·ʾan·tå̄h	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H607 thou
drank	שָׁתַ֣יִן	šā·ṯa·yin	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8355 drink
wine	חַמְרָא֮	ḥam·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H2562 wine
from them	בְּהוֹן֒	bə·hō·wn	Preposition; third person masculine plural
with your nobles	וְרַבְרְבָנַיִךְ	wə·raḇ·rə·ḇå̄·na·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7261 lord, noble
wives	שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְ	šê·ḡə·lā·ṯāḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7695 consort
and concubines	וּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮	ū·lə·ḥê·nā·ṯāḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H3904 concubine
you praised	שַׁבַּ֑חְתָּ	šab·baḥ·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7624 laud, praise
gods	וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣י	wə·lê·lā·hê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H426 god, God
of silver	כַסְפָּֽא־	ḵas·pā-	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H3702 silver
and gold	וְ֠דַהֲבָא	wə·ḏa·hă·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1722 gold
bronze	נְחָשָׁ֨א	nə·ḥā·šā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5174 copper, bronze
and iron	פַרְזְלָ֜א	p̄ar·zə·lā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H6523 iron
wood	אָעָ֣א	’ā·‘ā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H636 wood
and stone	וְאַבְנָ֗א	wə·’aḇ·nā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinate	H69 stone
which	דִּ֠י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
cannot	לָֽא־	lā-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3809 not
see	חָזַ֧יִן	ḥā·za·yin	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual
or	וְלָא־	wə·lā-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3809 not
hear	שָׁמְעִ֛ין	šā·mə·‘în	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8086 hear
or	וְלָ֥א	wə·lā	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3809 not
understand	יָדְעִ֖ין	yā·ḏə·‘în	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3046 know
But you have failed to	לָ֥א	lā	Adverb - Negative particle	H3809 not
glorify	הַדַּֽרְתָּ׃	had·dar·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1922 glorify
the God	וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞א	wə·lê·lā·hā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H426 god, God
who	דִּֽי־	dî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
holds	לֵ֖הּ	lêh	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in His hand	בִּידֵ֛הּ	bî·ḏêh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3028 hand
your very breath	נִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְ	niš·mə·ṯāḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5396 vital breath
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3606 the whole, all
your ways	אֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ	’ō·rə·ḥā·ṯāḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H735 way

Daniel 5:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙	bê·ḏa·yin	Preposition-b; Adverb	H116 then, thereupon
He sent	שְׁלִ֖יַחַ	šə·li·ya·aḥ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7972 send
the hand	יְדָ֑א	yə·ḏā	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H3028 hand
that wrote	רְשִֽׁים׃	rə·šîm	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7560 inscribe, sign
the	דְנָ֖ה	ḏə·nāh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H1836 this
inscription	וּכְתָבָ֥א	ū·ḵə·ṯā·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H3792 writing

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.