Daniel 5:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 5:17 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 →
בֵּאדַ֜יִן
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
עָנֵ֣ה
ʻănâh
H6032
to answer
דָנִיֵּ֗אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
וְאָמַר֙
ʼămar
H560
to say
קֳדָ֣ם
qŏdâm
H6925
before
מַלְכָּ֔א
melek
H4430
king
מַתְּנָתָךְ֙
mattᵉnâʼ
H4978
gift
לָ֣ךְ
לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן
hâvâʼ
H1934
to become
וּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְ
nᵉbizbâh
H5023
reward
לְאָחֳרָ֣ן
ʼochŏrân
H321
other
הַ֑ב
yᵉhab
H3052
to give
בְּרַ֗ם
bᵉram
H1297
but
כְּתָבָא֙
kᵉthâb
H3792
writing
אֶקְרֵ֣א
qᵉrâʼ
H7123
to call
לְמַלְכָּ֔א
melek
H4430
king
וּפִשְׁרָ֖א
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Daniel answered before the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).