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Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. (KJV)
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אֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinthen
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king the
זִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hibrightness<es> his
Lemma: זִיו (ziv) · Strong's: H2122
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: splendor
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 2:31, Daniel 4:36, Daniel 5:9, Daniel 5:10, Daniel 7:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2122; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 3
שְׁנ֔וֹהִיshe.No.hithey changed him
Lemma: שְׁנָא (she.na) · Strong's: H8133
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqp3mp)
Meaning: to change
Used 20 times. Also: Ezra 6:11, Ezra 6:12, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 3:27, Daniel 3:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8133; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 4
וְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiand thoughts his
Lemma: רַעְיוֹן (ra.yon) · Strong's: H7476
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: thought
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 2:29, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 4:19, Daniel 5:10, Daniel 7:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7476; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 5
יְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.Nehthey alarmed him
Lemma: בְּהַל (be.hal) · Strong's: H0927
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVpi3mp)
Meaning: to dismay
Used 11 times. Also: Daniel 2:25, Daniel 3:24, Daniel 4:5, Daniel 4:19, Daniel 5:9, Daniel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0927; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 6
וְקִטְרֵ֤יve.kit.Reiand [the] joints of
Lemma: קְטַר (qe.tar) · Strong's: H7001
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: joint
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 5:12, Daniel 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7001; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 7
חַרְצֵהּ֙char.Tzehloin[s] his
Lemma: חֲרַץ (cha.rats) · Strong's: H2783
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: loin
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2783; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 8
מִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִןmish.ta.Ra.yin[were] loosened
Lemma: שְׁרָא (she.re) · Strong's: H8271
Parsing: Verb · Hitpaal (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVMrmpa)
Meaning: to loose
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 5:2, Daniel 2:22, Daniel 3:25, Daniel 5:12, Daniel 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8271; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 9
וְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.Tehand knees his
Lemma: אַרְכֻבָּה (ar.khu.vah) · Strong's: H0755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (ANcfpc)
Meaning: knee
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0755; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 10
דָּ֥אda'this [one]
Lemma: דָּא (da) · Strong's: H1668
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)
Meaning: this
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 4:30, Daniel 7:3, Daniel 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1668; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 11
לְדָ֖אle.Da'to this [one]
Lemma: דָּא (da) · Strong's: H1668
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)
Meaning: this
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 4:30, Daniel 7:3, Daniel 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1668; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 12
נָֽקְשָֽׁן\׃Na.ke.Shan[were] knocking
Lemma: נְקַשׁ (ne.qash) · Strong's: H5368
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (AVqrfpa)
Meaning: to knock
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5368; TAHOT Daniel 5:6 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| his face | → | זִיו H2122 splendor |
| grew pale | → | שְׁנָא H8133 to change |
| and his thoughts | → | רַעְיוֹן H7476 thought |
| so alarmed him | → | בְּהַל H0927 to dismay |
| that his hips | → | חֲרַץ H2783 loin |
| . . . | → | קְטַר H7001 joint |
| gave way | → | שְׁרָא H8271 to loose |
| and his knees | → | אַרְכֻבָּה H0755 knee |
| knocked together | → | דָּא H1668 this |
| . . . | → | דָּא H1668 this |
| . . . | → | נְקַשׁ H5368 to knock |
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).
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