Daniel 5:16

“But I have heard of you that you can give interpretations and loosen knots. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will be clothed with purple, and a necklace of gold will be on your neck, and as third in the kingdom you will rule.””

Daniel 5:16 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 5:16, word by word

But Iאֲנָהana

I

I (Aramaic).

Where else “ana” appears
have heardשִׁמְעֵתshimet

hear

Hear, listen; learn of something.

Where else “shimet” appears
you canתִיכּוּלtikul

be able

To have the strength or the power to do something (in Aramaic).

Where else “tikul” appears
give interpretationsפִּשְׁרִיןpishrin

interpretation

Interpretation (Aramaic): the explanation of a dream, a vision or a writing. Related to the Hebrew "pitron".

Where else “pishrin” appears
give interpretationsמִפְשַׁרmifshar

interpret

To interpret (Aramaic).

Where else “mifshar” appears
and loosenמִשְׁרֵאmishre

loosen

Loosen, untie; go slack.

Where else “mishre” appears
knotsקִטְרִיןkitrin

knot

Hard problems to solve, riddles.

Where else “kitrin” appears
Nowכְּעַןkean

now

Now (Aramaic).

Where else “kean” appears
ifהֵןhen

if

Introduces a condition or a doubt: in case (Aramaic).

Where else “hen” appears
readמִקְרֵאmikre

read aloud

To speak a written text aloud.

Where else “mikre” appears
the writingכְּתָבָketava

writing

What is written: a document or an inscription.

Where else “ketava” appears
and make known to meהוֹדָעֻתַhodauta

make known

To make someone know something, to tell or reveal it to him (in Aramaic).

Where else “hodauta” appears
you will be clothedתִלְבַּשׁtilbash

clothe

To clothe, to dress (Aramaic).

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with purpleאַרְגְּוָנָargvana

purple

Purple (Aramaic): cloth of the costly purple color, a sign of rank.

Where else “argvana” appears
and a necklaceהַמְנִיכָhamnicha

necklace, chain

Necklace, a chain for the neck (Aramaic; a word of foreign origin). The king gave it as a sign of honor.

Where else “hamnicha” appears
of goldדַהֲבָdahava

gold

Gold (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "zahav".

Where else “dahava” appears
will be on your neckצַוְּארָtsavra

neck

Neck (Aramaic).

Where else “tsavra” appears
and as thirdתַלְתָּאtalta

third (ruler)

Third in rank (Aramaic): "third ruler in the kingdom".

Where else “talta” appears
in the kingdomמַלְכוּתָmalchuta

kingdom

A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).

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you will ruleתִּשְׁלַטtishlat

rule, have power

To rule, to have power over; also to gain mastery (Aramaic).

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The context

15And now the wise men, the enchanters, were brought in before me that they might read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they were not able to declare the interpretation of the matter.

16 · This verse (above)

17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.

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