Daniel 5:17 Go deeper
← Daniel 5 · ← verse 16 · verse 18 →
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
בֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yin<in> then
עָנֵ֣ה'a.Neh[was] replying
Lemma: עֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6032
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to answer
Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6032; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 2
דָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelDaniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1841H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 52 times. Also: Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1841H; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 3
וְאָמַר֙ve.'a.Marand [say] saying
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to say
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:15, Jeremiah 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0560; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 4
קֳדָ֣םko.Dambefore
Lemma: קֳדָם (qo.dam) · Strong's: H6925
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: before
Used 38 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:19, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6925; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 5
מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king the
מַתְּנָתָךְ֙ma.te.na.toKhgifts your
Lemma: מַתְּנָא (mat.t.na) · Strong's: H4978
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (ANcfpc)
Meaning: gift
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4978; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 7
לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ןle.hev.Yanlet them be
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (AVqi3fp)
Meaning: to be
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 8
וּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְu.ne.Va.ze.be.ya.Takhand rewards your
Lemma: נְבִזְבָּה (ne.viz.bah) · Strong's: H5023
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (ANcfpc)
Meaning: reward
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5023; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 9
לְאָחֳרָ֣ןle.'o.cho.Ranto another
Lemma: אׇחֳרָן (o.cho.ran) · Strong's: H0321
Parsing: Aabsa (Aabsa)
Meaning: another
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:29, Daniel 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0321; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 10
הַ֑בHavgive!
Lemma: יְהַב (ye.hav) · Strong's: H3052
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqv2ms)
Meaning: to give
Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 6:4, Ezra 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3052; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 11
בְּרַ֗םbe.Ramnevertheless
Lemma: בְּרַם (be.ram) · Strong's: H1297
Parsing: Adverb (AD)
Meaning: nevertheless
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 5:13, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1297; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 12
כְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'writing the
Lemma: כְּתָב (ke.tav) · Strong's: H3792
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: inscription
Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 6:18, Ezra 7:22, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3792; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 13
אֶקְרֵ֣א'ek.Re'I will read aloud
Lemma: קְרָא (qe.ra) · Strong's: H7123
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (AVqi1cs)
Meaning: to read
Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 4:23, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7123; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 14
לְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'to king the
וּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'and interpretation the
Lemma: פְּשַׁר (pe.shar) · Strong's: H6591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: interpretation
Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6591; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 16
אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ\׃'a.hod.'i.NehI will make known to him
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (AVhi1cs)
Meaning: to know
Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Daniel 5:17 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In response | → | אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then |
| Daniel | → | דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel |
| said | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| . . . | → | קֳדָם H6925 before |
| . . . | → | עֲנָה H6032 to answer |
| to the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| You may keep | → | הֲוָא H1934 to be |
| your gifts | → | מַתְּנָא H4978 gift |
| for yourself | → | |
| and give | → | יְהַב H3052 to give |
| your rewards | → | נְבִזְבָּה H5023 reward |
| to someone else | → | אׇחֳרָן H0321 another |
| Nevertheless | → | בְּרַם H1297 nevertheless |
| I will read | → | קְרָא H7123 to read |
| the inscription | → | כְּתָב H3792 inscription |
| for the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| and interpret it | → | פְּשַׁר H6591 interpretation |
| for him | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page