Daniel 5:17 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 5:17

In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.

BSB

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ASV

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER FIVE (420)

Verse 17. "To this Daniel made answer before the king, saying: 'Thy gifts be unto thyself, and bestow the presents of thy house upon someone else...'" We should follow the example of a man like Daniel, who despised the honor and gifts of a king, and who without any reward even in that early day followed the Gospel injunction: "Freely have ye received, freely give." (Matthew 10:8) And besides, when one is announcing sad tidings, it is unbecoming for him willingly to accept gifts.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He slights the offer he made him of rewards, is not pleased that it was mentioned, for he is not one of those that divine for money; what gratuities Nebuchadnezzar gave him afterwards he gladly accepted, but he scorned to bargain for them, or to read the writing to the king for and in consideration of such and such honours promised him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

For here he declares his interpretation of the words is not from the desire of reward. The honors in Da 5:29 were doubtless urged on him, without his wish, in such a way that he could not with propriety refuse them. Had he refused them after announcing the doom of the kingdom, he might have been suspected of cowardice or treason.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בֵּאדַ֜יִן	be.Da.yin	<in> then	H116 →
עָנֵ֣ה	'a.Neh	[was] replying	H6032 →
דָנִיֵּ֗אל	da.ni.Yel	Daniel	H1841 →
וְאָמַר֙	ve.'a.Mar	and [say] saying	H560 →
קֳדָ֣ם	ko.Dam	before	H6925 →
מַלְכָּ֔א	mal.Ka'	king the	H4430 →
מַתְּנָתָךְ֙	ma.te.na.toKh	gifts your	H4978 →
לָ֣ךְ	lakh	for yourself
לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן	le.hev.Yan	let them be	H1934 →
וּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְ	u.ne.Va.ze.be.ya.Takh	and rewards your	H5023 →
לְאָחֳרָ֣ן	le.'o.cho.Ran	to another	H321 →
הַ֑ב	Hav	give!	H3052 →
בְּרַ֗ם	be.Ram	nevertheless	H1297 →
כְּתָבָא֙	ke.ta.Va'	writing the	H3792 →
אֶקְרֵ֣א	'ek.Re'	I will read aloud	H7123 →
לְמַלְכָּ֔א	le.mal.Ka'	to king the	H4430 →
וּפִשְׁרָ֖א	u.fish.Ra'	and interpretation the	H6591 →
אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃	'a.hod.'i.Neh	I will make known to him	H3046 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 119:46
I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
leads to
- Romans 1:16
  I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
- Matthew 10:18–19
  On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
- Acts 26:1–2
  Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
Through
2 Kings 5:16
But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
leads to
- 1 Kings 13:8
  But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Kings 3:14
  Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at…
Through
Daniel 2:6
But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”
leads to
- Daniel 5:7
  The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be…
Through
Genesis 14:23
that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
leads to
- 2 Kings 5:16
  But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
Through
2 Kings 3:13
Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for…
leads to
- 1 Kings 22:6
  So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will…