Daniel 5:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 5:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַאֲנָה֙
ʼănâʼ
H576
I
שִׁמְעֵ֣ת
shᵉmaʻ
H8086
to hear
עליך
ʻal
H5922
upon
עֲלָ֔ךְ
ʻal
H5922
upon
דִּֽי
dîy
H1768
which
תוכל
yᵉkêl
H3202
to prevail
תִיכּ֥וּל
yᵉkêl
H3202
to prevail
פִּשְׁרִ֛ין
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
לְמִפְשַׁ֖ר
pᵉshar
H6590
to interpret
וְקִטְרִ֣ין
qᵉṭar
H7001
knot
לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א
shᵉrêʼ
H8271
to loosen
כְּעַ֡ן
kᵉʻan
H3705
now
הֵן֩
hên
H2006
behold
תוכל
yᵉkêl
H3202
to prevail
תִּכ֨וּל
yᵉkêl
H3202
to prevail
כְּתָבָ֜א
kᵉthâb
H3792
writing
לְמִקְרֵ֗א
qᵉrâʼ
H7123
to call
וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א
ʼargᵉvân
H711
purple
תִלְבַּ֗שׁ
lᵉbash
H3848
to be clothed
והמונכא
hamnîyk
H2002
necklace
וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤א
hamnîyk
H2002
necklace
דִֽי
dîy
H1768
which
דַהֲבָא֙
dᵉhab
H1722
gold
עַֽל
ʻal
H5922
upon
צַוְּארָ֔ךְ
tsavvaʼr
H6676
neck
וְתַלְתָּ֥א
tᵉlath
H8531
third
בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א
malkûw
H4437
kingdom
תִּשְׁלַֽט
shᵉlêṭ
H7981
to rule
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World English Bible Public Domain
But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; now if you can read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and you will be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).