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Daniel 5:23 — compare English translations

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Daniel 5:23 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 →

וְעַ֣ל ʻal H5922 upon מָרֵֽא mârêʼ H4756 lord שְׁמַיָּ֣א shâmayin H8065 heaven הִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּ rûwm H7313 to rise וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א mâʼn H3984 vessel דִֽי dîy H1768 which בַיְתֵ֜הּ bayith H1005 house הַיְתִ֣יו ʼâthâh H858 to come קדמיך qŏdâm H6925 before קָֽדָמָ֗ךְ qŏdâm H6925 before ואנתה ʼantâh H607 you וְאַ֨נְתְּ ʼantâh H607 you ורברבניך rabrᵉbân H7261 lord וְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְ rabrᵉbân H7261 lord שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְ shêgâl H7695 consort וּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮ lᵉchênâh H3904 concubine חַמְרָא֮ chămar H2562 wine שָׁתַ֣יִן shᵉthâh H8355 to drink בְּהוֹן֒ וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣י ʼĕlâhh H426 God כַסְפָּֽא kᵉçaph H3702 silver וְ֠דַהֲבָא dᵉhab H1722 gold נְחָשָׁ֨א nᵉchâsh H5174 bronze פַרְזְלָ֜א parzel H6523 iron אָעָ֣א ʼâʻ H636 wood וְאַבְנָ֗א ʼeben H69 stone דִּ֠י dîy H1768 which לָֽא lâʼ H3809 nothing חָזַ֧יִן chăzâʼ H2370 to see וְלָא lâʼ H3809 nothing שָׁמְעִ֛ין shᵉmaʻ H8086 to hear וְלָ֥א lâʼ H3809 nothing יָדְעִ֖ין yᵉdaʻ H3046 to know שַׁבַּ֑חְתָּ shᵉbach H7624 to praise וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞א ʼĕlâhh H426 God דִּֽי dîy H1768 which נִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְ nishmâʼ H5396 breath בִּידֵ֛הּ yad H3028 hand וְכָל kôl H3606 all אֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ ʼôrach H735 way לֵ֖הּ לָ֥א lâʼ H3809 nothing הַדַּֽרְתָּ hădar H1922 to glorify

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don't see, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    Instead, you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. The vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have drunk wine from them, and you praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see, hear, or know, but you have not honored the God in whose hand is your breath and whose are all your ways.

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