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Daniel 5:29

Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

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בֵּאדַ֣יִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.אֲמַ֣רamarsayאֲמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbeleshatsarBelshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּרnoun, proper name — “Belshazzar”H1113{Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king}Belshazzar.וְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּvehalbishvand clotheלְבַשׁconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and clothe”, a completed actionH3848{properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively}clothe.לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙ledaniyelto Danielדָּנִיֵּאלparticle, direct object marker, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.אַרְגְּוָנָ֔אargevanapurpleאַרְגְּוָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “purple”, the definite formH711{purple}purple.והמונכאvhmvnkhand chainהַמְנִיךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and chain”, the definite formH2002a necklacechain.וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אvehamnikhaand 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.דַהֲבָ֖אdahavagoldדְּהַבnoun, 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.צַוְּארֵ֑הּtsavrehneckצַוַּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd 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.וְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּvehakhrizvand make a proclamationכְּרַזconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and make a proclamation”, a completed actionH3745to proclaimmake a proclamation.עֲל֔וֹהִיalohiagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd 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.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.לֶהֱוֵ֥אlehevebecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “become”, an unfinished actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…שַׁלִּ֛יטshalitcaptainשַׁלִּיטadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH7990mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premiercaptain, be lawful, rule(-r).תַּלְתָּ֖אtaltathirdתְּלַתadjective, ordinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH8531a tertiary rankthird.בְּמַלְכוּתָֽאbemalkhutain kingdomמַלְכוּpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “in kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should rule as one of three in the kingdom.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then hath Belshazzar said, and they have clothed Daniel with purple, and a bracelet of gold [is] on his neck, and they have proclaimed concerning him that he is the third ruler in the kingdom.

World English Bible

Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Darby Translation

Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and [put] a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Douay-Rheims

Then by the king’s command Daniel was clothed with purple, and a chain of gold was put about his neck: and it was proclaimed of him that he had power as the third man in the kingdom.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should rule as one of three in the kingdom.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then Baltasar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put the golden chain about his neck, and proclaimed concerning him that he was the third ruler in the kingdom.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Βαλτάσαρ, καὶ ἐνέδυσαν τον Δανιὴλ πορφύραν, καὶ τὸν μανιάκην τὸν χρυσοῦν περιέθηκαν περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκήρυξε περὶ αὐτοῦ, εἶναι αὐτὸν ἄρχοντα τρίτον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ.