Daniel
Daniel 5:8
8So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | אֱדַ֙יִן֙ | ’ĕ·ḏa·yin | Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| all | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| the king’s | מַלְכָּ֑א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| wise men | חַכִּימֵ֣י | ḥak·kî·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2445 wise man |
| came in | עָלֲלִין | ʿå̄·lă·līn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5954 go or come in |
| but they could | כָהֲלִ֤ין | ḵā·hă·lîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3546 be able |
| not | וְלָֽא־ | wə·lā- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| read | לְמִקְרֵ֔א | lə·miq·rê | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7123 call, read out, aloud |
| the inscription | כְּתָבָא֙ | kə·ṯā·ḇā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3792 writing |
| or interpret it | וּפִשְׁרָא | ū·p̄iš·rå̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6591 interpretation |
| for | לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ | lə·mal·kā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.