Daniel 5:15

And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
now	וּכְעַ֞ן u.khe.'An	H3705	now · conjunction + adverb
wise	חַכִּֽימַיָּא֙ cha.ki.mai.Ya'	H2445	wise · adjective, masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
astrologers	אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א 'a.she.fai.Ya'	H826	a conjurer · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
brought	הֻעַ֣לּוּ hu.'A.lu	H5954	to enter · verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural
before	קָֽדָמַ֗י ka.da.Mai	H6925	before · noun, common both genders plural construct + pronominal suffix
read	יִקְר֔וֹן yik.Ron	H7123	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
this	דְנָה֙ de.Nah	H1836	this · demonstrative particle
writing	כְתָבָ֤ה khe.ta.Vah'	H3792	something written · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
known	לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִי le.ho.da.'u.Ta.ni	H3046	to know (properly · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
interpretation	וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ u.fish.Reh	H6591	an interpretation · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
could	כָהֲלִ֥ין kha.ha.Lin	H3546	to be able · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
not	וְלָֽא ve.la'-	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · conjunction + negative particle
shew	לְהַחֲוָיָֽה le.ha.cha.va.Yah	H2324	to show · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
interpretation	פְּשַֽׁר pe.shar-	H6591	an interpretation · noun, common both genders singular construct
thing	מִלְּתָ֖א mi.le.Ta'	H4406	a word · noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Daniel 5:7-8 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 Babylo…
Isaiah 47:12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt b…
Isaiah 29:10-12 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he c…
Daniel 2:3-11 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

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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 5:15

And now the wise men; the astrologers, have been brought in before me,.... For it seems they came not of themselves, or upon hearing his loud cry; but were sent for by him, and came by his orders, and were introduced into his presence by the proper officers: that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; pointing to the writing upon the wall: but they could not show the interpretation of the thing; nor even read it; though it may be some of them might attempt to read it, and did read it in their way, as well as they could, or at least pretended to read; yet could make no manner of sense of it, which was the thing the king was intent upon.

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…

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
Sorcery · .By Belshazzar — .By Belshazzar

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 5:15

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 5:15

John Calvin on Daniel 5:13-16

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 5:15

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 5:15

John Calvin on Daniel 5:13-16

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 5:13-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 5:15

Rashi on Daniel 5:12