Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
BSB
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ASV
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
KJV
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
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28 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אִיתַ֨י | 'i.Tai | there | H383 → |
| גְּבַ֜ר | ge.Var | [is] a man | H1400 → |
| בְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְ | be.mal.khu.Takh | in kingdom your | H4437 → |
| דִּ֠י | di | who | H1768 → |
| ר֣וּחַ | Ru.ach | a spirit of | H7308 → |
| אֱלָהִ֣ין | 'e.la.Hin | gods | H426 → |
| קַדִּישִׁין֮ | ka.di.Shin | holy | H6922 → |
| בֵּהּ֒ | beh | [is] in him | |
| וּבְיוֹמֵ֣י | u.ve.yo.Mei | and in [the] days of | H3118 → |
| אֲב֗וּךְ | 'a.Vukh | father your | H2 → |
| נַהִיר֧וּ | na.hi.Ru | illumination | H5094 → |
| וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ | ve.sa.khe.le.ta.Nu | and insight | H7924 → |
| וְחָכְמָ֥ה | ve.cha.khe.Mah | and wisdom | H2452 → |
| כְּחָכְמַת־ | ke.cha.khe.mat- | like [the] wisdom of | H2452 → |
| אֱלָהִ֖ין | 'e.la.Hin | gods | H426 → |
| הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַת | hish.te.Kha.chat | it was found | H7912 → |
| בֵּ֑הּ | Beh | in him | |
| וּמַלְכָּ֤א | u.mal.Ka' | and king the | H4430 → |
| נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ | ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar | Nebuchadnezzar | H5020 → |
| אֲב֔וּךְ | 'a.Vukh | father your | H2 → |
| רַ֧ב | rav | chief of | H7229 → |
| חַרְטֻמִּ֣ין | char.tu.Min | [the] magicians | H2749 → |
| אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין | 'a.she.Fin | conjurers | H826 → |
| כַּשְׂדָּאִין֙ | kas.da.'In | Chaldeans | H3779 → |
| גָּזְרִ֔ין | ga.ze.Rin | astrologers | H1505 → |
| הֲקִימֵ֖הּ | ha.ki.Meh | he appointed him | H6966 → |
| אֲב֥וּךְ | 'a.Vukh | father your | H2 → |
| מַלְכָּֽא׃ | mal.Ka' | king the | H4430 → |
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