Daniel 5:14

I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
heard	וְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת ve.shim.'Et	H8086	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
spirit	ר֥וּחַ Ru.ach	H7308	wind · noun, common both genders singular construct
gods	אֱלָהִ֖ין 'e.la.Hin	H426	God · noun, common masculine plural absolute
thee	עֲלָ֔ךְ a.la.yikh	H5922	above · preposition + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
light	וְנַהִיר֧וּ ve.na.hi.Ru	H5094	illumination · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
understanding	וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ ve.sa.khe.le.ta.Nu	H7924	intelligence · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
excellent	יַתִּירָ֖ה ya.ti.Rah	H3493	preeminent · adjective, feminine singular absolute
wisdom	וְחָכְמָ֥ה ve.cha.khe.Mah	H2452	wisdom · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
found	הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַת hish.te.Kha.chat	H7912	to discover (literally or figuratively) · verb, perfect, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Daniel 5:11-12 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, lik…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:10-29

Here is, I. The information given to the king, by the queen-mother, concerning Daniel, how fit he was to be consulted in this difficult case. It is supposed that this queen was the widow of Evil-Merodach, and was that famous Nitocris whom Herodotus mentions as a woman of extraordinary prudence. She was not present at the feast, as the king's wives and concubines were (Dan 5:2); it was not agreeable to her age and gravity to keep a merry night. But, tidings of the fright which the king and his lords were put into being brought to her apartment, she came herself to the banqueting-house, to recommend to the king a physician for his melancholy. She entreated him not to be discouraged by the insu…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 5:13

the captivity of Judah--the captive Jews residing in Babylon.

Adam Clarke on Daniel 5:11

Nebuchadnezzar thy father - See the note on Dan 5:1 (note).

John Gill on Daniel 5:14

I have even heard of thee,.... Very probably he had heard often of him, though he did not think fit to honour him, and use him with that familiarity his grandfather had; or however he had now just heard of him by the queen, whose encomiums of him he recites in her own words: that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee; which are the express words of his mother, Daniel 5:11.

John Calvin on Daniel 5:13-16

Daniel 5:13-16 13. Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? 13. Tunc Daniel adductus est coram rege: loquutus est rex, et dixit Danieli, Tu me est [261] the Daniel, qui, ex filiis caprivitatis Jehudah, quem abduxit rex pater mens e Jehudah. 14. I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. 14. Et audivi de to, quod spiritus deorum in to, et intelligentia, et cognitio, et sapientia excellens, inventa sit in re. 15. And now the wise me…

The Church Fathers

And lest any one should perhaps think that, as the Scripture says, "God raised up the Holy Spirit of a young youth," the spirit in him was that of a person, not the Holy Spirit, let him read farther on, and he will find that Daniel received the Holy Spirit and therefore prophesied. Lastly, too, the king advanced him because he had the grace of the Spirit. For he speaks thus: "Daniel, you are able, forasmuch as the Holy Spirit of God is in you." And farther on it is written: "And Daniel was set over them, because an excellent Spirit was in him."
— Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit 3.6.43

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Dictionary and topics

Babel — (confusion), Bab’ylon (Greek form of Babel), is properly the capital city of the country which is called in Genesis Shinar, and in the later books Chaldea, or the land of the Chaldeans. The first…
Belshazzar — Bel protect the king!, the last of the kings of Babylon (Dan. 5:1). He was the son of Nabonidus by Nitocris, who was the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar and the widow of Nergal-sharezer. When still young…
Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…
Belshazzar · King of Babylon — King of Babylon
Wisdom · Of Daniel — Of Daniel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 5:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:10-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 5:13

Adam Clarke on Daniel 5:11

John Gill on Daniel 5:14

John Calvin on Daniel 5:13-16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 5:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:10-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 5:13

Adam Clarke on Daniel 5:11

John Gill on Daniel 5:14

John Calvin on Daniel 5:13-16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 5:13-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 5:11-12

Rashi on Daniel 5:12