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Daniel 5:16

And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

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וַאֲנָה֙vaanahand as for meאֲנָאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and as for me”H576II, as for me.שִׁמְעֵ֣תshimethearשְׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8086{to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)}hear, obey.עליךlykhagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.עֲלָ֔ךְalakheagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.תוכלtvkhlbe ableיְכֵלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3202{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}be able, can, couldest, prevail.תִיכּ֥וּלtikulbe ableיְכֵלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3202{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}be able, can, couldest, prevail.פִּשְׁרִ֛יןpishrininterpretationפְּשַׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “interpretation”, the ordinary formH6591an interpretationinterpretation.לְמִפְשַׁ֖רlemifsharto makeפְּשַׁרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to make”, the to-form of the verbH6590to interpretmake (interpretations), interpreting.וְקִטְרִ֣יןveqitrinand doubtקְטַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and doubt”, the ordinary formH7001a knot (as tied up), i.e. (figuratively) a riddle; also a vertebra (as if a knot)doubt, joint.לְמִשְׁרֵ֑אlemishreto beginשְׁרֵאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to begin”, the to-form of the verbH8271to free, separate; figuratively, to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to residebegin, dissolve, dwell, loose.כְּעַ֡ןkeannowכְּעַןadverb — “now”H3705nownow.הֵן֩henifהֵןconjunction — “if”H2006lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if(that) if, or, whether.תוכלtvkhlbe ableיְכֵלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3202{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}be able, can, couldest, prevail.תִּכ֨וּלtikhulbe ableיְכֵלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3202{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}be able, can, couldest, prevail.כְּתָבָ֜אketavawritingכְּתָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “writing”, the definite formH3792{something written, i.e. a writing, record or book}prescribing, writing(-ten).לְמִקְרֵ֗אlemiqreto callקְרָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to call”, the to-form of the verbH7123{to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)}call, cry, read.וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ufishrehand interpretationפְּשַׁרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and interpretation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6591an interpretationinterpretation.לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיlehodautanito 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.אַרְגְּוָנָ֣אargevanapurpleאַרְגְּוָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “purple”, the definite formH711{purple}purple.תִלְבַּ֗שׁtilbashclotheלְבַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “clothe”, an unfinished actionH3848{properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively}clothe.והמונכאvhmvnkhand chainהַמְנִיךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and chain”, the definite formH2002a necklacechain.וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אvehamnikhaand chainהַמְנִיךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and chain”, the definite formH2002a necklacechain.דִֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.דַהֲבָא֙dahavagoldדְּהַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “gold”, the definite formH1722goldgold(-en).עַֽלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.צַוְּארָ֔ךְtsavrakheneckצַוַּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6676{the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)}neck.וְתַלְתָּ֥אvetaltaand thirdתְּלַתconjunction, adjective, ordinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “and third”, the ordinary formH8531a tertiary rankthird.בְמַלְכוּתָ֖אvemalkhutain kingdomמַלְכוּpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “in kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.תִּשְׁלַֽטtishlathave the masteryשְׁלֵטverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “have the mastery”, an unfinished actionH7981{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and loose knots; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt rule as one of three in the kingdom.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I — I have heard of thee, that thou art able to give interpretations, and to loose knots: now, lo — thou art able to read the writing, and its interpretation to cause me to know — purple thou dost put on, and a bracelet of gold [is] on thy neck, and third in the kingdom thou dost rule.'

World English Bible

But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and dissolve doubts. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

Darby Translation

But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and solve problems. Now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Douay-Rheims

But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I have heard concerning thee, that thou art able to make interpretations: now then if thou shalt be able to read the writing, and to make known to me the interpretation of it, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and there shall be a golden chain upon thy neck, and thou shalt be third ruler in my kingdom.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγὼ ἤκουσα περὶ σοῦ, ὅτι δύνασαι κρίματα συγκρῖναι· νῦν οὖν ἐὰν δυνηθῇς τὴν γραφὴν ἀναγνῶναι, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτῆς γνωρίσαι μοι, πορφύραν ἐνδύσῃ, καὶ ὁ μανιάκης ὁ χρυσοῦς ἔσται ἐπὶ τῷ τραχήλῳ σου, καὶ τρίτος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ μου ἄρξεις.