New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5:16-17

16But I personallyוַאֲנָה֙va.'a.NahH576have heardשִׁמְעֵ֣תshim.'EtH8086aboutעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922you, that you are ableתִיכּ֥וּלtu.khalH3202to giveH6590interpretationsH6590and solveלְמִשְׁרֵ֑אle.mish.Re'H8271difficultH7001problemsH7001.Nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵן֩henH2006you are ableתִּכ֨וּלtu.khalH3202to readלְמִקְרֵ֗אle.mik.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָ֜אke.ta.Va'H3792and makeלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046itsinterpretationH6591knownH3046to me, you will beclothedתִלְבַּ֗שׁtil.BashH3848with purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711and weara necklaceוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922your neckצַוְּארָ֔ךְtza.ve.RakhH6676,and you will haveH7981authorityH7981as thethirdוְתַלְתָּ֥אve.tal.Ta'H8531rulerin the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.”

17Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Danielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH560beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, “Keep yourgiftsמַתְּנָתָךְ֙ma.te.na.toKhH4978for yourself or giveהַ֑בHavH3052your rewardsוּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְu.ne.Va.ze.be.ya.TakhH5023to someoneH321elseH321;howeverבְּרַ֗םbe.RamH1297,I will readאֶקְרֵ֣א'ek.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430and makeאֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃'a.hod.'i.NehH3046the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591knownH3046to him.

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