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Daniel 5:15

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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וּכְעַ֞ןukheanand nowכְּעַןconjunction, adverb — “and now”H3705nownow.הֻעַ֣לּוּhualvbring inעֲלַלverb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bring in”, a completed actionH5954to enter; causatively, to introducebring in, come in, go in.קָֽדָמַ֗יqadamaybeforeקֳדָםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.חַכִּֽימַיָּא֙chakimayawiseחַכִּיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “wise”, the definite formH2445wise, i.e. a Magianwise.אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔אashefayaastrologerאַשָּׁףnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “astrologer”, the definite formH826{a conjurer}astrologer.דִּֽיdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.כְתָבָ֤הkhetavahwritingכְּתָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “writing”, the definite formH3792{something written, i.e. a writing, record or book}prescribing, writing(-ten).דְנָה֙denahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.יִקְר֔וֹןyiqroncallקְרָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “call”, an unfinished actionH7123{to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)}call, cry, read.וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּufishrehand interpretationפְּשַׁרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and interpretation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6591an interpretationinterpretation.לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיlehodautanito knowיְדַעpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to know”, the to-form of the verbH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.וְלָֽאvelaand or evenלָאconjunction, particle, negative — “and or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.כָהֲלִ֥יןkhahalinbe ableכְּהַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be able”, a verb used as a describing wordH3546to be ablebe able, could.פְּשַֽׁרpesharinterpretationפְּשַׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “interpretation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6591an interpretationinterpretation.מִלְּתָ֖אmiltacommandmentמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “commandment”, the definite formH4406a word, command, discourse, or subjectcommandment, matter, thing. word.לְהַחֲוָיָֽהlehachavayahto shewחֲוָאpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to shew”, the to-form of the verbH2324to showshew.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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 declare the interpretation of the thing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And now, caused to come up before me have been the wise men, the enchanters, that this writing they may read, and its interpretation to cause me to know: and they are not able to shew the interpretation of the thing:

World English Bible

Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me its interpretation; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.

Darby Translation

And now the wise men, the magicians, 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.

Douay-Rheims

And now the wise men the magicians have come in before me, to read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof: and they could not declare to me the meaning of this writing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now the wise men, magicians, and soothsayers have come in before me, to read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation: but they could not tell it me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν εἰσῆλθον ἐνώπιόν μου οἱ σοφοὶ, μάγοι, γαζαρηνοὶ, ἵνα τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην ἀναγνῶσι, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν γνωρίσωσί μοι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν ἀναγγεῖλαί μοι.