Daniel 5:3

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	בֵּאדַ֗יִן be.Da.yin	H116	then (of time) · preposition + adverb
brought	הַיְתִיו֙ hay.Tiv	H858	to arrive · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine plural
golden	דַהֲבָ֔א da.ha.Va'	H1722	gold · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
vessels	מָאנֵ֣י ma.Nei	H3984	a utensil · noun, common masculine plural construct
taken	הַנְפִּ֗קוּ han.Pi.ku	H5312	to issue · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine plural
of	מִן min-	H4481	properly · preposition
temple	הֵֽיכְלָ֛א heikh.La'	H1965	a large public building · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
house	בֵ֥ית veit	H1005	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common both genders singular construct
God	אֱלָהָ֖א 'e.la.Ha'	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
Jerusalem	בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם vi.ru.she.Lem	H3390	Jerusalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
king	מַלְכָּא֙ mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
princes	וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי ve.rav.re.va.No.hi	H7261	a magnate · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
wives	שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ she.ge.la.Teh	H7695	a (legitimate) queen · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
concubines	וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ u.le.che.na.Teh	H3904	a concubine · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
drank	וְאִשְׁתִּ֣יו ve.'ish.Tiv	H8355	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:1-9

We have here Belshazzar the king very gay, but all of a sudden very gloomy, and in straits in the fulness of his sufficiency. See how he affronts God, and God affrights him; and wait what will be the issue of this contest; and whether he that hardened his heart against God prospered. I. See how the king affronted God, and put contempt upon him. He made a great feast, or banquet of wine; probably it was some anniversary solemnity, in honour off his birthday or coronation-day, or in honour of some of their idols. Historians say that Cyrus, who was now with his army besieging Babylon, knew of this feast, and presuming that they then would be off their guard, somno vinoque sepulti - buried in sl…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 5:3

This act was not one of necessity, or for honor's sake, but in reckless profanity.

Adam Clarke on Daniel 5:2

Whiles he tasted the wine - He relished it, got heated by it, and when Wine got fully in, Wit went wholly out; and in consequence he acted the profane part of which we immediately read.

John Gill on Daniel 5:3

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem,.... That is, the servants to whom the orders were given fetched them from the temple of Bel, and brought them to the king's house; and though only mention is made of golden vessels, yet no doubt the silver ones were also brought, according to the king's command: and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them; by which they were profaned, being dedicated to holy uses, but now put to common use, and that by such impious persons; and who did it, not on account of the value and antiquity of these vessels, and in admiration of them, and to the honour of…

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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…
Babylon · Inhabitants of: Profane and sacrilegious — Inhabitants of: Profane and sacrilegious
Belshazzar · King of Babylon — King of Babylon
Drunkenness · .Belshazzar — .Belshazzar
Entertainments · Often scenes of great intemperance — Often scenes of great intemperance
Feasts · Men and women atten — Men and women atten
Wine · Was used: At all feasts and entertainments — Was used: At all feasts and entertainments

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 5:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 5:3

Adam Clarke on Daniel 5:2

John Gill on Daniel 5:3

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Daniel 5:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 5:3

Adam Clarke on Daniel 5:2

John Gill on Daniel 5:3

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 5:3

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 5:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 5:2-4

Rashi on Daniel 5:3