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Daniel 5:12-16

12did thisH3606becauseקֳבֵ֡ל דִּ֣יko.Vel diH6903 H1768Danielבְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלbe.Da.ni.YelH1841,the oneדִּֽי־di-H1768heמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430namedשָׂם־ שְׁמֵ֖הּsom- she.MehH7761 H8036Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912to have an extraordinaryיַתִּירָ֡הya.ti.RahH3493spiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7308,as well as knowledgeוּמַנְדַּ֡עu.man.Da'H4486,understandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924,and the ability to interpretמְפַשַּׁ֣רme.fa.SharH6590dreamsחֶלְמִין֩chel.MinH2493,explainוַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨תva.'a.cha.va.YatH263riddlesאֲחִידָ֜ן'a.chi.DanH280,and solveוּמְשָׁרֵ֣אu.me.sha.Re'H8271difficult problemsקִטְרִ֗יןkit.RinH7001.Summonיִתְקְרֵ֖יyit.ke.ReiH7123Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841,thereforeכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705,and he will give youיְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃ פye.Ha.cha.VehH2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.”

13Soבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841was broughtהֻעַ֖לhu.'AlH5954beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֑א עָנֵ֨הmal.Ka' 'a.NehH4430 H6032, whoמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430askedוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560himלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “Are youאַנְתְּ ה֤וּא'an.tah hu'H607 H1932Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841,oneדִּֽי־di-H1768ofמִן־min-H4481דִּ֣יdiH1768יְה֔וּדye.HudH3061the exilesגָלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547דִּ֥יdiH1768my fatherאַ֖בִי'A.viH2the kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430broughtהַיְתִ֛יhay.TiH858fromמִן־min-H4481Judahיְהֽוּד׃ye.HudH3061?

14I have heardוְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת עֲלָ֔ךְve.shim.'Et a.la.yikhH8086 H5922thatדִּ֛יdiH1768the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7308of the godsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426is in you,and that you have insightוְנַהִיר֧וּve.na.hi.RuH5094,intelligenceוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924,and extraordinaryיַתִּירָ֖הya.ti.RahH3493הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452.

15Nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705the wise menחַכִּֽימַיָּא֙cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445and enchantersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־'a.she.fai.Ya' di-H826 H1768were broughtהֻעַ֣לּוּhu.'A.luH5954before meקָֽדָמַ֗יka.da.MaiH6925to readיִקְר֔וֹןyik.RonH7123thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836inscriptionכְתָבָ֤הkhe.ta.Vah'H3792and interpret itוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591for meלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046,but they couldכָהֲלִ֥יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809giveלְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃le.ha.cha.va.YahH2324itsמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591.

16Butוַאֲנָה֙va.'a.NahH576I have heardשִׁמְעֵ֣תshim.'EtH8086about youעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922,thatדִּֽי־di-H1768you are ableתִיכּ֥וּלtu.khalH3202to give interpretationsפִּשְׁרִ֛ין לְמִפְשַׁ֖רpish.Rin le.mif.SharH6591 H6590and solveלְמִשְׁרֵ֑אle.mish.Re'H8271difficult problemsוְקִטְרִ֣יןve.kit.RinH7001.Thereforeכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705,ifהֵן֩henH2006you canתִּכ֨וּלtu.khalH3202readלְמִקְרֵ֗אle.mik.Re'H7123this inscriptionכְּתָבָ֜אke.ta.Va'H3792and give meלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591,you will be clothedתִלְבַּ֗שׁtil.BashH3848in purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711and have a goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002דִֽי־di-H1768placed aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922your neckצַוְּארָ֔ךְtza.ve.RakhH6676,and you will be made the thirdוְתַלְתָּ֥אve.tal.Ta'H8531highest rulerתִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פtish.LatH7981in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.”

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