Daniel 5:15
Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.
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ASV
And now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.
KJV
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּכְעַ֞ן | u.khe.'An | and now | H3705 → |
| הֻעַ֣לּוּ | hu.'A.lu | they have been brought | H5954 → |
| קָֽדָמַ֗י | ka.da.Mai | before me | H6925 → |
| חַכִּֽימַיָּא֙ | cha.ki.mai.Ya' | wise men the | H2445 → |
| אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א | 'a.she.fai.Ya' | conjurers the | H826 → |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | that | H1768 → |
| כְתָבָ֤ה | khe.ta.Vah' | writing the | H3792 → |
| דְנָה֙ | de.Nah | this | H1836 → |
| יִקְר֔וֹן | yik.Ron | they will read aloud | H7123 → |
| וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ | u.fish.Reh | and interpretation its | H6591 → |
| לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִי | le.ho.da.'u.Ta.ni | to make known to me | H3046 → |
| וְלָֽא־ | ve.la'- | and not | H3809 → |
| כָהֲלִ֥ין | kha.ha.Lin | [they were] able | H3546 → |
| פְּשַֽׁר־ | pe.shar- | [the] interpretation of | H6591 → |
| מִלְּתָ֖א | mi.le.Ta' | matter the | H4406 → |
| לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃ | le.ha.cha.va.Yah | to declare | H2324 → |
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