Berean Standard Bible
Daniel 5:4-9
4As they drankאִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.TivH8355the wineחַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'H2562,they praisedוְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chuH7624theirgodsלֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.HeiH426of goldדַּהֲבָ֧אda.ha.Va'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'H3702,bronzeנְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'H5174and ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֥א'a.'A'H636and stoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.
5Atthat momentשַׁעֲתָ֗הsha.'a.Tah'H8160the fingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677ofדִּ֣יdiH1768a humanאֱנָ֔שׁ'e.NashH606handיַד־yad-H3028appearedנְפַ֙קָה֙ne.fa.kuH5312and wroteוְכָֽתְבָן֙ve.kha.te.VanH3790onעַל־'al-H5922the plasterגִּירָ֕אgi.Ra'H1528ofדִּֽי־di-H1768the wallכְתַ֥לkhe.TalH3797,nearלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903the lampstandנֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אnev.rash.Ta'H5043inדִּ֣יdiH1768the royalמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430palaceהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965.As the kingוּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'H4430watchedחָזֵ֔הcha.ZehH2370the handפַּ֥ס יְדָ֖הpas ye.Dah'H6447H3028thatדִּ֥יdiH1768was writingכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790,
6אֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430his faceזִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hiH2122grew paleשְׁנ֔וֹהִיshe.No.hiH8133and his thoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476so alarmed himיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927that his hipsוְקִטְרֵ֤י חַרְצֵהּ֙ve.kit.Rei char.TzehH2783H7001gave wayמִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִןmish.ta.Ra.yinH8271and his kneesוְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.TehH755knocked togetherנָֽקְשָֽׁן׃Na.ke.ShanH1668H5368.
7The kingמַלְכָּא֙ בְּחַ֔יִלmal.Ka' be.Cha.yilH4430H2429called out forקָרֵ֤אka.Re'H7123the enchantersלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'H826,astrologersכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'eH3779,and divinersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505to be brought inלְהֶֽעָלָה֙ עָנֵ֨הle.he.'a.Lah 'a.NehH5954H6032,and heמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430saidוְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.MarH560to these wise menלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445of Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH895, “Whoeverכָל־ אֱ֠נָשׁkhol- 'E.noshH1768H3606H606readsיִקְרֵ֞הyik.RehH7123thisדְנָ֗הde.NahH1836inscriptionכְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'H3792and tells meיְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיye.chav.vi.Na.niH2324its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591will be clothedיִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.BashH3848in purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711and have a goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002H1768placed aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and he will be made the thirdוְתַלְתִּ֥יve.tal.TiH8523highest rulerיִשְׁלַֽט׃ סyish.LatH7981in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.”
8Soאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116allכֹּ֖לkolH3606the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430wise menחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445came inעָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.linH5954,but they couldכָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809readלְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792or interpret itוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לְהוֹדָעָ֥הu.fish.rah le.ho.da.'AhH6591H3046forלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430him.
9Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116Kingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Belshazzarבֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.sha.TzarH1113became even moreשַׂגִּ֣יאsa.Gi'H7690terrifiedמִתְבָּהַ֔לmit.ba.HalH927,his faceוְזִיוֹ֖הִיve.zi.Yo.hiH2122grew even more paleשָׁנַ֣יִן עֲל֑וֹהִיsha.Na.yin a.Lo.hiH8133H5922,and his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261were bewilderedמִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃Mish.ta.be.ShinH7672.
Commentaries on Daniel 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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