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Daniel 5:29

Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 5:29
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Original language (Aramaic)

בֵּאדַ֣יִן׀ אֲמַ֣ר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗ר וְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּ לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙ אַרְגְּוָנָ֔א וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥א דִֽי־דַהֲבָ֖א עַֽל־צַוְּארֵ֑הּ וְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּ עֲל֔וֹהִי דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֵ֥א שַׁלִּ֛יט תַּלְתָּ֖א בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃

  1. בֵּאדַ֣יִן׀be.Da.yin“<in> then”
    Preposition + Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  2. אֲמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  3. בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.Tzar“Belshazzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר · “Belshazzar” · Strong's H1113
  4. וְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shu“and they clothed”
    Conjunction + Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לְבֵשׁ · “to clothe” · Strong's H3848
  5. לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeL“<obj.> Daniel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
  6. אַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'“<the> purple”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אַרְגְּוָן · “purple” · Strong's H0711
  7. וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אve.ha.mon.kha'“and necklace the”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from הַמְנִיכָא · “chain” · Strong's H2002
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. דִֽי־di-“of”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  9. דַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'“<the> gold”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from דְּהַב · “gold” · Strong's H1722
  10. עַֽל־'al-“[was] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  11. צַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.Reh“neck his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צַוַּאר · “neck” · Strong's H6676
  12. וְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּve.hakh.Ri.zu“and they made proclamation”
    Conjunction + Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כְּרַז · “to proclaim” · Strong's H3745
  13. עֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hi“concerning him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  14. דִּֽי־di-“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  15. לֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'“he will be”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  16. שַׁלִּ֛יטsha.Lit“having mastery”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from שַׁלִּיט · “ruling” · Strong's H7990
  17. תַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'“third the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from תְּלַת · “third” · Strong's H8531
  18. בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃be.mal.khu.Ta'“in kingdom the”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)