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׃
- וּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'An“and now”Conjunction + Adverb · from כְּעַן · “now” · Strong's H3705
- הֻעַ֣לּוּhu.'A.lu“they have been brought”Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עֲלַל · “to come” · Strong's H5954
- קָֽדָמַ֗יka.da.Mai“before me”Noun, both genders, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֳדָם · “before” · Strong's H6925
- חַכִּֽימַיָּא֙cha.ki.mai.Ya'“wise men the”Adjective, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חַכִּים · “wise” · Strong's H2445
- אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א'a.she.fai.Ya'“conjurers the”Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אָשַׁף · “enchanter” · Strong's H0826
- דִּֽי־di-“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- כְתָבָ֤הkhe.ta.Vah'“writing the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כְּתָב · “inscription” · Strong's H3792
- דְנָה֙de.Nah“this”Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
- יִקְר֔וֹןyik.Ron“they will read aloud”Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קְרָא · “to read” · Strong's H7123
- וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.Reh“and interpretation its”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
- 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
- וְלָֽא־ve.la'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- כָהֲלִ֥יןkha.ha.Lin“[they were] able”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּהַל · “be able” · Strong's H3546
- פְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-“[the] interpretation of”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
- מִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'“matter the”Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מִלָּה · “word” · Strong's H4406
- 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)