Daniel 5:17
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.”
יְדַע
I will make known to/ him
{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}
עֲנָה
was replying
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עֲנָה
{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}
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קְרָא
I will read aloud
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קְרָא
{to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)}
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מַתְּנָא
gifts/ your
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מַתְּנָא
{a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe}
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הָוָא
let them be
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הָוָא
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
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יְהַב
give!
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יְהַב
{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}
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בְּרַם
nevertheless
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בְּרַם
properly, highly, i.e. surely; but used adversatively, however
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כְּתָב
writing/ the
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כְּתָב
{something written, i.e. a writing, record or book}
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דָּנִיֵּאל
Daniel
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דָּנִיֵּאל
Danijel, the Hebrew prophet
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מֶלֶךְ
king/ the
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מֶלֶךְ
a king
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