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Daniel 5:21-23

21He was driven awayטְרִ֜ידte.RidH2957fromוּמִן־u.min-H4481mankindאֲנָשָׁ֨א'a.na.Sha'H1123 H606,and his mindוְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀ve.li.VehH3825was likeעִם־'im-H5974that ofa beastחֵיוְתָ֣א שַׁוִּ֗יְוcheiv.Ta' she.viH2423 H7739.He livedמְדוֹרֵ֔הּme.do.RehH4070withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the wild donkeysעֲרָֽדַיָּא֙'a.ra.dai.Ya'H6167and ateיְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּye.Ta.'a.mu.NehH2939grassעִשְׂבָּ֤א'is.Ba'H6211like an oxכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450,and his bodyגִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgish.MehH1655was drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֑עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065untilעַ֣ד דִּֽי־'ad di-H5705 H1768he acknowledgedיְדַ֗עye.Da'H3046thatדִּֽי־di-H1768the Most Highעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943Godאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426rulesשַׁלִּ֞יטsha.LitH7990over the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606,settingיְהָקֵ֥יםye.ha.KeimH6966over itעֲלַֽהּ׃a.la.yehH5922whomוּלְמַן־ דִּ֥יu.le.man- diH4479 H1768He wishesיִצְבֵּ֖הyitz.BehH6634.

22But youוְאַ֤נְתְּve.'an.tahH607his sonבְּרֵהּ֙be.RehH1247,O Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113,have notלָ֥אla'H3809humbledהַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּhash.Pe.letH8214your heartלִבְבָ֑ךְli.VakhH3825,even thoughקֳבֵ֕ל דִּ֥יko.Vel diH6903 H1768 H3606you knewיְדַֽעְתָּ׃ye.Da'.taH3046allH3606thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836.

23Instead, you have exaltedהִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּhit.ro.Mam.taH7313yourself againstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5922the Lordמָרֵֽא־ma.re'-H4756of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֣א׀she.mai.Ya'H8065.The vesselsוּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨אu.le.ma.nai.Ya'H3984fromדִֽי־di-H1768His houseבַיְתֵ֜הּvay.TehH1005were broughtהַיְתִ֣יוhay.TivH858to youקָֽדָמָ֗ךְka.da.ma.yikhH6925,and as youוְאַ֨נְתְּve.'an.tahH607drankשָׁתַ֣יִןsha.Ta.yinH8355wineחַמְרָא֮cham.Ra'H2562from themwith your noblesוְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְve.rav.re.va.na.yikhH7261,wivesשֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְshe.ge.la.TakhH7695,and concubinesוּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮u.le.che.na.toKhH3904,you praisedשַׁבַּ֑חְתָּsha.Bach.taH7624yourgodsוְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יve.le.la.HeiH426of silverכַסְפָּֽא־khas.pa-'H3702and goldוְ֠דַהֲבָאVe.da.ha.va'H1722,bronzeנְחָשָׁ֨אne.cha.Sha'H5174and ironפַרְזְלָ֜אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֣א'a.'A'H636and stoneוְאַבְנָ֗אve.'av.Na'H69,whichדִּ֠יdiH1768cannotלָֽא־la'-H3809seeחָזַ֧יִןcha.Za.yinH2370orוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809hearשָׁמְעִ֛יןsha.me.'InH8086orוְלָ֥אve.La'H3809understandיָדְעִ֖יןya.de.'InH3046.But you have failed toלָ֥אla'H3809glorifyהַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ha.Dar.taH1922the Godוְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.le.la.Ha'H426whoדִּֽי־di-H1768holdsin His handבִּידֵ֛הּbi.DehH3028your very breathנִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְnish.me.TakhH5396and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3606your waysאֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ'o.re.cha.TakhH735.

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