Daniel 5:8

So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
Daniel 5:8
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Original language (Aramaic)

אֱדַ֙יִן֙ עָֽלִּ֔ין כֹּ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִ֤ין כְּתָבָא֙ לְמִקְרֵ֔א וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לְהוֹדָעָ֥ה לְמַלְכָּֽא׃

  1. אֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yin“then”
    Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  2. עָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.lin“[were] going in”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from עֲלַל · “to come” · Strong's H5954
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  3. כֹּ֖לkol“all”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  4. חַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.Mei“[the] wise men of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from חַכִּים · “wise” · Strong's H2445
  5. מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  6. וְלָֽא־ve.la'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  7. כָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.Lin“[they were] able”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּהַל · “be able” · Strong's H3546
  8. כְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'“writing the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כְּתָב · “inscription” · Strong's H3792
  9. לְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'“to read aloud”
    Preposition + Verb, peal, infinitive construct, common · from קְרָא · “to read” · Strong's H7123
  10. וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.rah“and interpretation its”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  11. לְהוֹדָעָ֥הle.ho.da.'Ah“to make known”
    Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
  12. לְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'“to king the”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)