Daniel 5:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 5:7 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 →
קָרֵ֤א
qᵉrâʼ
H7123
to call
מַלְכָּא֙
melek
H4430
king
בְּחַ֔יִל
chayil
H2429
strength
לְהֶֽעָלָה֙
ʻălal
H5954
to go in
לְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔א
ʼashshâph
H826
enchanter
כשדיא
Kasday
H3779
Chaldean
כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖י
Kasday
H3779
Chaldean
וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א
gᵉzar
H1505
to determine
עָנֵ֨ה
ʻănâh
H6032
to answer
מַלְכָּ֜א
melek
H4430
king
וְאָמַ֣ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
לְחַכִּימֵ֣י
chakkîym
H2445
wise
בָבֶ֗ל
Babel
H895
Babylon
דִּ֣י
dîy
H1768
which
כָל
kôl
H3606
all
אֱ֠נָשׁ
ʼĕnâsh
H606
man
דִּֽי
dîy
H1768
which
יִקְרֵ֞ה
qᵉrâʼ
H7123
to call
כְּתָבָ֣ה
kᵉthâb
H3792
writing
דְנָ֗ה
dên
H1836
this
וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
יְחַוִּנַּ֔נִי
chăvâʼ
H2324
to show
אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א
ʼargᵉvân
H711
purple
יִלְבַּ֗שׁ
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
צַוְּארֵ֔הּ
tsavvaʼr
H6676
neck
וְתַלְתִּ֥י
tᵉlîythay
H8523
third
בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א
malkûw
H4437
kingdom
יִשְׁלַֽט
shᵉlêṭ
H7981
to rule
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The king called aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who reads this writing and shows me its interpretation will be clothed with purple and will have a chain of gold around his neck, and he 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).