Daniel 5:13

“Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “Are you Daniel, who is of the sons of the exile of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah?”

Daniel 5:13 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 5:13, word by word

Thenאדַיִןdayin

then

Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".

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Danielדָּנִיֵּאלdaniyel

Daniel

Daniel (the Aramaic form of the name): the prophet, one of the exiles of Judah at the court of Babylon. The name means "El is my judge".

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was brought inהֻעַלhual

bring in

To bring someone in, to present him before the king.

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beforeקֳדָםkodam

before

Before, in front of (Aramaic).

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the kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

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answeredעָנֵהane

answer

To answer, to speak up in reply.

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and saidאָמַרamar

say

To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).

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“Are youאַנְתְּant

you

You (Aramaic).

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of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

member

Member of a group: "sons of men", humans.

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of the exileגָלוּתָgaluta

exile

Exile; also the exiles (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gola".

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of Judahיְהוּדyehud

Judah

Judah (the Aramaic form of the name): the tribe and the land of Judah; in Ezra, the Persian province of Judah, with Jerusalem.

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my fatherאַבִavi

father

Father (Aramaic). It is the same word as the Hebrew "av". In the plural, "fathers", also the ancestors.

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broughtהַיְתִיhayti

bring

To cause someone or something to arrive before another, by taking it there.

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The context

12because an extraordinary spirit and knowledge and insight for interpreting dreams and declaring riddles and loosening knots were found in him, in Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will declare the interpretation.”

13 · This verse (above)

14And I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and insight and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.

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