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Daniel 5:7

The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, 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.”
Daniel 5:7
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Original language (Aramaic)

קָרֵ֤א מַלְכָּא֙ בְּחַ֔יִל לְהֶֽעָלָה֙ לְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔א כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖י וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֣ר׀ לְחַכִּימֵ֣י בָבֶ֗ל דִּ֣י כָל־אֱ֠נָשׁ דִּֽי־יִקְרֵ֞ה כְּתָבָ֣ה דְנָ֗ה וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ יְחַוִּנַּ֔נִי אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א יִלְבַּ֗שׁ וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤א דִֽי־דַהֲבָא֙ עַֽל־צַוְּארֵ֔הּ וְתַלְתִּ֥י בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א יִשְׁלַֽט׃ ס

  1. קָרֵ֤אka.Re'“[was] calling”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קְרָא · “to read” · Strong's H7123
  2. מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  3. בְּחַ֔יִלbe.Cha.yil“with power”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חַ֫יִל · “strength” · Strong's H2429
  4. לְהֶֽעָלָה֙le.he.'a.Lah“to bring in”
    Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common · from עֲלַל · “to come” · Strong's H5954
  5. לְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'“<obj.> conjurers the”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אָשַׁף · “enchanter” · Strong's H0826
  6. כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'e“Chaldeans the”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כַּשְׂדַּי · “Chaldean” · Strong's H3779
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. וְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'“and astrologers the”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from גְּזַר · “to determine” · Strong's H1505
  8. עָנֵ֨ה'a.Neh“[was] replying”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
  9. מַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  10. וְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.Mar“and [was] saying”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  11. לְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.Mei“to [the] wise men of”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from חַכִּים · “wise” · Strong's H2445
  12. בָבֶ֗לva.Vel“Babylon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0895
  13. דִּ֣יdi“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  14. כָל־khol-“any”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  15. אֱ֠נָשׁ'E.nosh“person”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֱנָשׁ · “man” · Strong's H0606
  16. דִּֽי־di-“who”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  17. יִקְרֵ֞הyik.Reh“he will read aloud”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קְרָא · “to read” · Strong's H7123
  18. כְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'“writing the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כְּתָב · “inscription” · Strong's H3792
  19. דְנָ֗הde.Nah“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
  20. וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.Reh“and interpretation its”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
  21. יְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיye.chav.vi.Na.ni“he will declare to me”
    Verb, pael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֲוָה · “to show” · Strong's H2324
  22. אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'“<the> purple”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אַרְגְּוָן · “purple” · Strong's H0711
  23. יִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.Bash“he will be clothed”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לְבֵשׁ · “to clothe” · Strong's H3848
  24. וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.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
  25. דִֽי־di-“of”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  26. דַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'“<the> gold”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from דְּהַב · “gold” · Strong's H1722
  27. עַֽל־'al-“[will be] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  28. צַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.Reh“neck his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צַוַּאר · “neck” · Strong's H6676
  29. וְתַלְתִּ֥יve.tal.Ti“and third”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined · from תַּלְתִּי · “third” · Strong's H8523A
  30. בְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'“in kingdom the”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
  31. יִשְׁלַֽט׃ סyish.Lat“he will rule”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁלֵט · “to rule” · Strong's H7981
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)