Daniel 5:15

Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.
Daniel 5:15
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Original language (Aramaic)

וּכְעַ֞ן הֻעַ֣לּוּ קָֽדָמַ֗י חַכִּֽימַיָּא֙ אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־כְתָבָ֤ה דְנָה֙ יִקְר֔וֹן וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִי וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִ֥ין פְּשַֽׁר־מִלְּתָ֖א לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃

  1. וּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'An“and now”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from כְּעַן · “now” · Strong's H3705
  2. הֻעַ֣לּוּhu.'A.lu“they have been brought”
    Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עֲלַל · “to come” · Strong's H5954
  3. קָֽדָמַ֗יka.da.Mai“before me”
    Noun, both genders, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֳדָם · “before” · Strong's H6925
  4. חַכִּֽימַיָּא֙cha.ki.mai.Ya'“wise men the”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חַכִּים · “wise” · Strong's H2445
  5. אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א'a.she.fai.Ya'“conjurers the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אָשַׁף · “enchanter” · Strong's H0826
  6. דִּֽי־di-“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  7. כְתָבָ֤הkhe.ta.Vah'“writing the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כְּתָב · “inscription” · Strong's H3792
  8. דְנָה֙de.Nah“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
  9. יִקְר֔וֹןyik.Ron“they will read aloud”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קְרָא · “to read” · Strong's H7123
  10. וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.Reh“and interpretation its”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
  11. לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.ni“to make known to me”
    Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
  12. וְלָֽא־ve.la'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  13. כָהֲלִ֥יןkha.ha.Lin“[they were] able”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּהַל · “be able” · Strong's H3546
  14. פְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-“[the] interpretation of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
  15. מִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'“matter the”
    Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מִלָּה · “word” · Strong's H4406
  16. לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃le.ha.cha.va.Yah“to declare”
    Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common · from חֲוָה · “to show” · Strong's H2324
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)