King James Version

Daniel 5:11

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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אִיתַ֨יitaythere isאִיתַיparticle, affirmation — “there is”H383properly, entity; used only as aparticle of affirmation, there isart thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), [idiom] we will not.גְּבַ֜רgevarcertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “certain”, the ordinary formH1400{a person}certain, man.בְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְbemalkhutakhein kingdomמַלְכוּpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in kingdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.דִּ֠יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.ר֣וּחַruchaspiritרוּחַnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “spirit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7308{wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)}mind, spirit, wind.אֱלָהִ֣יןelahinGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.קַדִּישִׁין֮qadishinsaintקַדִּישׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “saint”, the ordinary formH6922{sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary}holy (One), saint.בֵּהּ֒behinבֵּהּ֒preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inוּבְיוֹמֵ֣יuveyomeand in dayיוֹםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and in day”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3118a dayday (by day), time.אֲב֗וּךְavukhefatherאַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2{father}father.נַהִיר֧וּnahirvlightנְהִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “light”, the ordinary formH5094illumination, i.e. (figuratively) wisdomlight.וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּvesakheletanvand understandingשׇׂכְלְתָנוּconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and understanding”, the ordinary formH7924intelligenceunderstanding.וְחָכְמָ֥הvechakhemahand wisdomחׇכְמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and wisdom”, the ordinary formH2452wisdomwisdom.כְּחָכְמַתkechakhematas wisdomחׇכְמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “as wisdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2452wisdomwisdom.אֱלָהִ֖יןelahinGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhishtekhachatfindשְׁכַחverb, hothpaal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “find”, a completed actionH7912to discover (literally or figuratively)find.בֵּ֑הּbehinבֵּ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inוּמַלְכָּ֤אumalkaand kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙nevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.אֲב֔וּךְavukhefatherאַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2{father}father.רַ֧בravcaptainרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7229{abundant}captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.חַרְטֻמִּ֣יןchartuminmagicianחַרְטֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “magician”, the ordinary formH2749{a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)}magician.אָֽשְׁפִ֗יןashefinastrologerאַשָּׁףnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “astrologer”, the ordinary formH826{a conjurer}astrologer.כַּשְׂדָּאִין֙kasdainChaldeanכַּשְׂדַּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Chaldean”, the ordinary formH3779a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologerChaldean.גָּזְרִ֔יןgazerinsoothsayerגְּזַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “soothsayer”, a verb used as a describing wordH1505to quarry; determinecut out, soothsayer.הֲקִימֵ֖הּhaqimehriseקוּםverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, a completed actionH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).אֲב֥וּךְavukhefatherאַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2{father}father.מַלְכָּֽאmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Young’s Literal Translation

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 — as the wisdom of the gods — was found in him; and king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, chief of the scribes, enchanters, Chaldeans, soothsayers, established him — thy father, O king —

World English Bible

There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him. The king, Nebuchadnezzar, your father—yes, the king, your father—made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers,

Darby Translation

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; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, [even] the king thy father, made him master of the scribes, magicians, Chaldeans, [and] astrologers;

Douay-Rheims

There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy gods in him: and in the days of thy father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for king Nabuchodonosor thy father appointed him prince of the wise men, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, I say, O king:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of God; and in the days of thy father watchfulness and understanding were found in him; and king Nabuchodonosor thy father made him chief of the enchanters, magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔστιν ἀνὴρ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου, ἐν ᾧ πνεῦμα Θωοῦ· καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ πατρός σου, γρηγόρησις καὶ σύνεσις εὑρέθη ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ πατήρ σου ἄρχοντα ἐπαοιδῶν, μάγων, Χαλδαίων, γαζαρηνῶν, κατέστησεν αὐτὸν,