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Daniel 5:16-17

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.”

17In responseבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116,Danielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841saidעָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַר֙ קֳדָ֣ם'a.Neh ve.'a.Mar ko.DamH560 H6925 H6032to the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, “You may keepלֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ןle.hev.YanH1934your giftsמַתְּנָתָךְ֙ma.te.na.toKhH4978for yourselfand giveהַ֑בHavH3052your rewardsוּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְu.ne.Va.ze.be.ya.TakhH5023to someone elseלְאָחֳרָ֣ןle.'o.cho.RanH321.Neverthelessבְּרַ֗םbe.RamH1297,I will readאֶקְרֵ֣א'ek.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792for the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430and interpret itוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591for himאֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃'a.hod.'i.NehH3046.

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