Daniel

Daniel 5:3–6

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. ⁴As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

⁵At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing, ⁶his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

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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

Daniel 5:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As they drank	אִשְׁתִּ֖יו	’iš·tîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H8355 drink
the wine	חַמְרָ֑א	ḥam·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H2562 wine
they praised	וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּ	wə·šab·ba·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural	H7624 laud, praise
gods	לֵֽאלָהֵ֞י	lê·lā·hê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H426 god, God
of gold	דַּהֲבָ֧א	da·hă·ḇā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1722 gold
and silver	וְכַסְפָּ֛א	wə·ḵas·pā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H3702 silver
bronze	נְחָשָׁ֥א	nə·ḥā·šā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5174 copper, bronze
and iron	פַרְזְלָ֖א	p̄ar·zə·lā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H6523 iron
wood	אָעָ֥א	’ā·‘ā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H636 wood
and stone	וְאַבְנָֽא׃	wə·’aḇ·nā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinate	H69 stone

Daniel 5:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At	בַּהּ־	bah-	Preposition; third person feminine singular
that moment	שַׁעֲתָ֗ה	ša·‘ă·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H8160 brief time, moment
the fingers	אֶצְבְּעָן֙	’eṣ·bə·‘ān	Noun - feminine plural	H677 finger
of	דִּ֣י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
a human	אֱנָ֔שׁ	’ĕ·nāš	Noun - masculine singular	H606 man, mankind
hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3028 hand
appeared	נְפַקוּ	nə·p̄a·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine plural	H5312 go, or come, out, forth
and wrote	וְכָֽתְבָן֙	wə·ḵā·ṯə·ḇān	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H3790 write
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
the plaster	גִּירָ֕א	gî·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1528 chalk, plaster
of	דִּֽי־	dî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the wall	כְתַ֥ל	ḵə·ṯal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3797 wall
near	לָקֳבֵ֣ל	lā·qo·ḇêl	Preposition-l	H6903 front, as
the lampstand	נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔א	neḇ·raš·tā	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H5043 light, chandelier
in	דִּ֣י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the royal	מַלְכָּ֑א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
palace	הֵיכְלָ֖א	hê·ḵə·lā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1965 palace, temple
As the king	וּמַלְכָּ֣א	ū·mal·kā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
watched	חָזֵ֔ה	ḥā·zêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual
the hand	פַּ֥ס	pas	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6447 palm
that	דִּ֥י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
was writing	כָתְבָֽה׃	ḵā·ṯə·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3790 write

Daniel 5:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
his face	זִיוֺ֣הִי	zi·yō·hî	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2122 brightness, splendour
grew pale	שְׁנ֔וֹהִי	šə·nō·w·hî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H8133
and his thoughts	וְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִי	wə·ra·ʿ·yō·nō·hī	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7476 thought
so alarmed him	יְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּ	yə·ḇa·hă·lūn·nêh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H927 alarm, dismay
that his hips	חַרְצֵהּ֙	ḥar·ṣêh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2783 loin
gave way	מִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִן	miš·tā·ra·yin	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H8271 loosen
and his knees	וְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּ	wə·’ar·ḵub·bā·ṯêh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H755 id.
knocked together	דָּ֥א	dā	Adjective - feminine singular	H1668 this

Cross-references

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Daniel 5:4 Daniel 5:23 · Habakkuk 2:19 · Psalm 135:15–18 · Revelation 9:20–21 · Isaiah 40:19–20 · Isaiah 46:6–7 · Isaiah 42:8 · Jeremiah 10:4–9 · Psalm 115:4–8 · Acts 17:29

Daniel 5:5 Daniel 4:31 · Daniel 5:24–28 · Colossians 2:14 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 · Job 20:5 · Daniel 4:33 · Daniel 5:15 · Daniel 5:8 · Proverbs 29:1 · Luke 12:19–20 · Psalm 78:30–31 · Revelation 20:12–15

Daniel 5:6 Nahum 2:10 · Ezekiel 7:17 · Daniel 7:28 · Daniel 4:5 · Ezekiel 21:7 · Psalm 69:23 · Isaiah 13:7–8 · Daniel 5:9–10 · Daniel 4:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.