King James Version

Daniel 5:18

O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

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אנתהnththouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.אַ֖נְתְּantethouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.מַלְכָּ֑אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.אֱלָהָא֙elahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.עליאlyhighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.עִלָּאָ֔הilaahhighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.מַלְכוּתָ֤אmalkhutakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.וּרְבוּתָא֙urevutaand greatnessרְבוּconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “and greatness”, the definite formH7238increase (of dignity)greatness, majesty.וִיקָרָ֣אviqaraand gloryיְקָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and glory”, the definite formH3367{value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity}glory, honour.וְהַדְרָ֔הvehadrahand honourהֲדַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and honour”, the definite formH1923magnificencehonour, majesty.יְהַ֖בyehavgiveיְהַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH3052{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥רlinvukhadnetsarto Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.אֲבֽוּךְavukhefatherאַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2{father}father.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O thou king, God Most High gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty;

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American Standard Version (1901)

O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:

Young’s Literal Translation

thou, O king, God Most High, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour, gave to Nebuchadnezzar thy father:

World English Bible

“To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.

Darby Translation

O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty;

Douay-Rheims

O king, the most high God gave to Nabuchodonosor thy father a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O thou king, God Most High gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O king, the most high God gave to thy father Nabuchodonosor a kingdom, and majesty, and honour, and glory:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

βασιλεῦ· ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ὕψιστος τὴν βασιλείαν, καὶ τὴν μεγαλωσύνην, καὶ τὴν τιμὴν, καὶ τὴν δόξαν ἔδωκε Ναβουχοδονόσορ τῷ πατρί σου·