Daniel 5:16
Strong's Lexicon
But
וַאֲנָה֙ (wa·’ă·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 576: 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)

I have heard
שִׁמְעֵ֣ת (šim·‘êṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8086: 1) to hear 1a) (P'al) to hear, have a sense of hearing 1b) (Ithpael) to show oneself obedient

(עֲלָ֔ךְ) (‘ă·lāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

about you,
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5922: 1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 1d) to, against (of direction)

that
דִּֽי־ (dî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

you are able
(תִיכּ֥וּל‪‬) (ṯî·kūl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3202: 1) to be able 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to be able 1a2) to prevail

to give interpretations
פִּשְׁרִ֛ין (piš·rîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6591: 1) interpretation (of dream)

לְמִפְשַׁ֖ר (lə·mip̄·šar)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6590: 1) to interpret 1a) (P'al) to interpret 1b) (Pael) to interpret

and solve
לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א (lə·miš·rê)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8271: 1) to loosen, abide, begin 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to loosen 1a2) to abide (from loosing girths for camp) 1b) (Pael) to begin, open 1c) (Ithpael) to be loosened

difficult problems.
וְקִטְרִ֣ין (wə·qiṭ·rîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7001: 1) knot, joint, problem 1a) joints (of the hip) 1b) difficulties, doubts (fig)

Therefore,
כְּעַ֡ן (kə·‘an)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3705: 1) now, at this time, until now

if
הֵן֩ (hên)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 2006: 1) behold, if, whether

you can
(תִּכ֨וּל) (ti·ḵūl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3202: 1) to be able 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to be able 1a2) to prevail

read
לְמִקְרֵ֗א (lə·miq·rê)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7123: 1) to call, read aloud, read out, shout 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to call, proclaim 1a2) to read aloud, read out 1b)(Ithp'el) to be summoned, be called

this inscription
כְּתָבָ֜א (kə·ṯā·ḇā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 3792: 1) a writing 1a) writing, inscription 1b) written decree, written requirement

and give
לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי (lə·hō·w·ḏā·‘u·ṯa·nî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3046: 1) to know 1a) (P'al) to know 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

me its interpretation,
וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ (ū·p̄iš·rêh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6591: 1) interpretation (of dream)

you will be clothed
תִלְבַּ֗שׁ (ṯil·baš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3848: 1) to be clothed 1a) (P'al) to be clothed 1b) (Aphel) to clothe someone

in purple
אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א (’ar·gə·wā·nā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 711: 1) purple, red-purple

and have a gold
דַהֲבָא֙ (ḏa·hă·ḇā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1722: 1) gold

chain
(וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤א‪‬) (wə·ham·nî·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 2002: 1) necklace, chain

placed around
דִֽי־ (ḏî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

your neck,
צַוְּארָ֔ךְ (ṣaw·wə·rāḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6676: 1) neck

and you will be made the third
וְתַלְתָּ֥א (wə·ṯal·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8531: 1) third, one of three, a third part

highest ruler
תִּשְׁלַֽט׃ (tiš·laṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7981: 1) to have power, rule, domineer, rule over 1a) (P'al) have power upon or over, rule, fall upon, assault, be ruler 1b) (Aphel) make ruler

in the kingdom.”
בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א (ḇə·mal·ḵū·ṯā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4437: 1) royalty, reign, kingdom 1a) royalty, kingship, kingly authority 1b) kingdom 1c) realm (of territory) 1d) reign (of time)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Young's Literal Translation
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, I have heard about you that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain around your neck, and have the third highest position in the kingdom.”

New American Standard Bible
"But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its interpretation known to me, you will be clothed with purple and [wear] a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third [ruler] in the kingdom."

King James Bible
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom."

New Living Translation
I am told that you can give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can read these words and tell me their meaning, you will be clothed in purple robes of royal honor, and you will have a gold chain placed around your neck. You will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom."

English Standard Version
But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

New American Standard Bible
"But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its interpretation known to me, you will be clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom."

King James Bible
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, I have heard about you that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain around your neck, and have the third highest position in the kingdom."

International Standard Version
However, I've heard that you can provide meaning and interpretation, and that you can solve difficult problems. If you are able to read the writing and report its meaning, you will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom."

NET Bible
However, I have heard that you are able to provide interpretations and to decipher knotty problems. Now if you are able to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will wear purple and have a golden collar around your neck and be third ruler in the kingdom."

American Standard Version
But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

English Revised Version
But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Young's Literal Translation
and I -- I have heard of thee, that thou art able to give interpretations, and to loose knots: now, lo -- thou art able to read the writing, and its interpretation to cause me to know -- purple thou dost put on, and a bracelet of gold is on thy neck, and third in the kingdom thou dost rule.'
















Cross References
Genesis 40:8
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

Genesis 41:15
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

Genesis 41:42
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

Daniel 2:6
But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

Daniel 2:48
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 5:7
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Daniel 5:29
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Daniel 6:2
And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.

Daniel 1:1
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

Daniel 5:15
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

Daniel 5:14
I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
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