Daniel

Daniel 5:7–8

7The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers,c and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

8So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.

Footnotes

  • c 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11

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Daniel 5:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
called out forקָרֵ֤אqā·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7123 call, read out, aloud
the enchantersלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אlə·’ā·šə·p̄ay·yāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural determinateH826 conjurer, enchanter
astrologersכַּשְׂדָּיֵאkaś·då̄·yēNoun - proper - masculine pluralH3779 Chaldean
and divinersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אwə·ḡā·zə·ray·yāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural determinateH1505 cut, (divide,) determine
to be brought inלְהֶֽעָלָה֙lə·he·‘ā·lāhPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5954 go or come in
and heמַלְכָּ֜אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
saidוְאָמַ֣ר׀wə·’ā·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH560 say, tell, command
to these wise menלְחַכִּימֵ֣יlə·ḥak·kî·mêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH2445 wise man
of Babylonבָבֶ֗לḇā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH895 Babylon
Whoeverדִּ֣יdîPronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
readsיִקְרֵ֞הyiq·rêhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7123 call, read out, aloud
thisדְנָ֗הḏə·nāhPronoun - masculine singularH1836 this
inscriptionכְּתָבָ֣הkə·ṯā·ḇāhNoun - masculine singular determinateH3792 writing
and tells meיְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיyə·ḥaw·win·na·nîVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH2324 show
its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ū·p̄iš·rêhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6591 interpretation
will be clothedיִלְבַּ֗שׁyil·bašVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3848 be clothed
in purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א’ar·gə·wā·nāNoun - masculine singular determinateH711 purple, red-purple
and have a goldדַהֲבָא֙ḏa·hă·ḇāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1722 gold
chainוְהַמּוֹנְכָאwə·ham·mō·nə·ḵå̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinateH2002 necklace
placed aroundעַֽל־‘al-PrepositionH5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
his neckצַוְּארֵ֔הּṣaw·wə·rêhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6676 neck
and he will be made the thirdוְתַלְתִּ֥יwə·ṯal·tîConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH8523 third
highest rulerיִשְׁלַֽט׃סyiš·laṭVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7981 have power, rule
in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אḇə·mal·ḵū·ṯāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular determinateH4437 royalty, reign, kingdom

Daniel 5:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soאֱדַ֙יִן֙’ĕ·ḏa·yinAdverbH116 then, thereupon
allכֹּ֖לkōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3606 the whole, all
the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
wise menחַכִּימֵ֣יḥak·kî·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH2445 wise man
came inעָלֲלִיןʿå̄·lă·līnVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5954 go or come in
but they couldכָהֲלִ֤יןḵā·hă·lînVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3546 be able
notוְלָֽא־wə·lā-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3809 not
readלְמִקְרֵ֔אlə·miq·rêPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7123 call, read out, aloud
the inscriptionכְּתָבָא֙kə·ṯā·ḇāNoun - masculine singular determinateH3792 writing
or interpret itוּפִשְׁרָאū·p̄iš·rå̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6591 interpretation
forלְמַלְכָּֽא׃lə·mal·kāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king

Cross-references

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Daniel 5:7 Daniel 5:29 · Daniel 5:16 · Daniel 2:48 · Genesis 41:42–44 · Daniel 2:6 · Daniel 6:2–3 · Numbers 22:7 · Genesis 41:8 · Proverbs 1:9 · Song of Solomon 1:10 · Ezekiel 16:11 · Isaiah 47:13

Daniel 5:8 Daniel 2:27 · Genesis 41:8 · Daniel 4:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.