Daniel 5:23
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
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ASV
but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
KJV
But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
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40 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַ֣ל | ve.'Al | and against | H5922 → |
| מָרֵֽא־ | ma.re'- | [the] lord of | H4756 → |
| שְׁמַיָּ֣א׀ | she.mai.Ya' | heavens the | H8065 → |
| הִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּ | hit.ro.Mam.ta | you have lifted yourself up | H7313 → |
| וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א | u.le.ma.nai.Ya' | and <obj.> vessels the | H3984 → |
| דִֽי־ | di- | of | H1768 → |
| בַיְתֵ֜הּ | vay.Teh | house his | H1005 → |
| הַיְתִ֣יו | hay.Tiv | they have brought | H858 → |
| קָֽדָמָ֗ךְ | ka.da.ma.yikh | before you | H6925 → |
| וְאַ֨נְתְּ | ve.'an.tah | and you | H607 → |
| וְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְ | ve.rav.re.va.na.yikh | and nobles your | H7261 → |
| שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְ | she.ge.la.Takh | wives your | H7695 → |
| וּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮ | u.le.che.na.toKh | and concubines your | H3904 → |
| חַמְרָא֮ | cham.Ra' | <the> wine | H2562 → |
| שָׁתַ֣יִן | sha.Ta.yin | [are] drinking | H8355 → |
| בְּהוֹן֒ | be.hOn | with them | |
| וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣י | ve.le.la.Hei | and <obj.> [the] gods of | H426 → |
| כַסְפָּֽא־ | khas.pa-' | <the> silver | H3702 → |
| וְ֠דַהֲבָא | Ve.da.ha.va' | and <the> gold | H1722 → |
| נְחָשָׁ֨א | ne.cha.Sha' | <the> bronze | H5174 → |
| פַרְזְלָ֜א | far.ze.La' | <the> iron | H6523 → |
| אָעָ֣א | 'a.'A' | <the> wood | H636 → |
| וְאַבְנָ֗א | ve.'av.Na' | and <the> stone | H69 → |
| דִּ֠י | di | who | H1768 → |
| לָֽא־ | la'- | not | H3809 → |
| חָזַ֧יִן | cha.Za.yin | [are] seeing | H2370 → |
| וְלָא־ | ve.la'- | and not | H3809 → |
| שָׁמְעִ֛ין | sha.me.'In | [are] hearing | H8086 → |
| וְלָ֥א | ve.La' | and not | H3809 → |
| יָדְעִ֖ין | ya.de.'In | [are] knowing | H3046 → |
| שַׁבַּ֑חְתָּ | sha.Bach.ta | you have praised | H7624 → |
| וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞א | ve.le.la.Ha' | and <obj.> God the | H426 → |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | who | H1768 → |
| נִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְ | nish.me.Takh | breath your | H5396 → |
| בִּידֵ֛הּ | bi.Deh | [is] in hand his | H3028 → |
| וְכָל־ | ve.khol | and all | H3606 → |
| אֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ | 'o.re.cha.Takh | ways your | H735 → |
| לֵ֖הּ | leh | [are] to him | |
| לָ֥א | la' | not | H3809 → |
| הַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ | ha.Dar.ta | you have glorified | H1922 → |
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