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The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. (KJV)

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קָרֵ֤אka.Re'[was] calling

Lemma: קְרָא (qe.ra) · Strong's: H7123

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)

Meaning: to read

Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 4:23, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7123; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 1

מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 2

בְּחַ֔יִלbe.Cha.yilwith power

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2429

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: strength

Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 4:23, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 3:20, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2429; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 3

לְהֶֽעָלָה֙le.he.'a.Lahto bring in

Lemma: עֲלַל (a.lal) · Strong's: H5954

Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVhcc)

Meaning: to come

Used 11 times. Also: Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 4:6, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5954; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 4

לְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'<obj.> conjurers the

Lemma: אָשַׁף (ash.shaph) · Strong's: H0826

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)

Meaning: enchanter

Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:27, Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:11, Daniel 5:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0826; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 5

וְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'and astrologers the

Lemma: גְּזַר (ge.zar) · Strong's: H1505

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Definite (AVqrmpd)

Meaning: to determine

Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 2:27, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1505; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 6

עָנֵ֨ה'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 5:7 word 7

מַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 8

וְאָמַ֣ר\׀ve.'a.Marand [was] 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 5:7 word 9

לְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.Meito [the] wise men of

Lemma: חַכִּים (chak.kim) · Strong's: H2445

Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)

Meaning: wise

Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2445; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 10

בָבֶ֗לva.VelBabylon

Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0895

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Babylon

Used 25 times. Also: Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0895; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 11

דִּ֣יdithat

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 12

כָל\־khol-any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3606

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: all

Used 81 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:7, Ezra 6:11, Ezra 6:12, Ezra 6:17, Ezra 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3606; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 13

אֱ֠נָשׁ'E.noshperson

Lemma: אֱנָשׁ (e.nash) · Strong's: H0606

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: man

Used 23 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 6:11, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:38, Daniel 2:43, Daniel 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0606; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 14

דִּֽי\־di-who

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 15

יִקְרֵ֞הyik.Rehhe will read aloud

Lemma: קְרָא (qe.ra) · Strong's: H7123

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)

Meaning: to read

Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 4:23, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7123; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 16

כְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'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 5:8, Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3792; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 17

דְנָ֗הde.Nahthis

Lemma: דְּנָה (de.nah) · Strong's: H1836

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)

Meaning: this

Used 58 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1836; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 18

וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.Rehand interpretation its

Lemma: פְּשַׁר (pe.shar) · Strong's: H6591

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

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 5:7 word 19

יְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיye.chav.vi.Na.nihe will declare to me

Lemma: חֲוָה (cha.vah) · Strong's: H2324

Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVpi3ms)

Meaning: to show

Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2324; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 20

אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'<the> purple

Lemma: אַרְגְּוָן (ar.ge.van) · Strong's: H0711

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: purple

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0711; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 21

יִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.Bashhe will be clothed

Lemma: לְבֵשׁ (le.vash) · Strong's: H3848

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)

Meaning: to clothe

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3848; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 22

דִֽי\־di-of

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 23

דַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'<the> gold

Lemma: דְּהַב (de.hav) · Strong's: H1722

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: gold

Used 23 times. Also: Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Ezra 7:15, Ezra 7:16, Ezra 7:18, Daniel 2:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1722; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 24

עַֽל\־'al-[will be] on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5922

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: since

Used 94 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5922; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 25

צַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.Rehneck his

Lemma: צַוַּאר (tsav.var) · Strong's: H6676

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: neck

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6676; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 26

וְתַלְתִּ֥יve.tal.Tiand third

Lemma: תַּלְתִּי (tal.ti) · Strong's: H8523A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: third

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8523A; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 27

בְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'in kingdom the

Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)

Meaning: kingdom

Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 28

יִשְׁלַֽט\׃\ \סyish.Lathe will rule

Lemma: שְׁלֵט (she.let) · Strong's: H7981

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)

Meaning: to rule

Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 2:38, Daniel 2:39, Daniel 2:48, Daniel 3:27, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 6:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7981; TAHOT Daniel 5:7 word 29

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
. . .	→	חַ֫יִל H2429 strength
called out for	→	קְרָא H7123 to read
the enchanters	→	אָשַׁף H0826 enchanter
astrologers	→	כַּשְׂדַּי H3779 Chaldean
and diviners	→	גְּזַר H1505 to determine
to be brought in	→	עֲלַל H5954 to come
. . .	→	עֲנָה H6032 to answer
and he	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
said	→	אֲמַר H0560 to say
to these wise men	→	חַכִּים H2445 wise
of Babylon	→	בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0895 Babylon
Whoever	→	דִּי H1768 that
. . .	→	כֹּל H3606 all
. . .	→	אֱנָשׁ H0606 man
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
reads	→	קְרָא H7123 to read
this	→	דְּנָה H1836 this
inscription	→	כְּתָב H3792 inscription
and tells me	→	חֲוָה H2324 to show
its interpretation	→	פְּשַׁר H6591 interpretation
will be clothed	→	לְבֵשׁ H3848 to clothe
in purple	→	אַרְגְּוָן H0711 purple
and have a gold	→	דְּהַב H1722 gold
chain	→	H2002
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
placed around	→	עַל H5922 since
his neck	→	צַוַּאר H6676 neck
and he will be made the third	→	תַּלְתִּי H8523A third
highest ruler	→	שְׁלֵט H7981 to rule
in the kingdom	→	מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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