Daniel 5:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 5:8 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 →
אֱדַ֨יִן֙
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
עללין
ʻălal
H5954
to go in
עָֽלִּ֔ין
ʻălal
H5954
to go in
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3606
all
חַכִּימֵ֣י
chakkîym
H2445
wise
מַלְכָּ֑א
melek
H4430
king
וְלָֽא
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
כָהֲלִ֤ין
kᵉhal
H3546
to be able
כְּתָבָא֙
kᵉthâb
H3792
writing
לְמִקְרֵ֔א
qᵉrâʼ
H7123
to call
ופשרא
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ
pᵉshar
H6591
interpretation
לְהוֹדָעָ֥ה
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
לְמַלְכָּֽא
melek
H4430
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then all the wise men of the king came in, but they could not read the writing or make known the interpretation to the king.
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