Daniel 5:2

“Belshazzar, at the taste of the wine, said to bring the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.”

Daniel 5:2 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 5:2, word by word

Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּרbelshatsar

Belshazzar

Belshazzar (the Aramaic form of the name): the last king of Babylon in the book of Daniel.

Where else “belshatsar” appears
at the tasteטְעֵםteem

taste

To bring to the mouth to know the taste of the drink.

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of the wineחַמְרָchamra

wine

Wine (Aramaic).

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saidאֲמַרamar

order

To give an order with authority (Aramaic).

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to bringהַיְתָיָהhaytaya

bring

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

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the vesselsמָאנֵיmane

vessel, utensil

Vessel, utensil (Aramaic): the objects of gold and silver of the house of God.

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of goldדַּהֲבָdahava

gold

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

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and of silverכַסְפָּchaspa

silver

Silver (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kesef".

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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar (the Aramaic form of the name): king of Babylon who took Jerusalem, destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile.

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his fatherאֲבav

father

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

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had taken outהַנְפֵּקhanpek

bring out

To make something or someone leave a place and be outside.

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of the templeהֵיכְלָhechla

temple

The house of a god; in Jerusalem, the house of Elah (Aramaic).

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in Jerusalemירוּשְׁלֶםyrushlem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).

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so that the kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

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and his noblesרַבְרְבָנוֹravrvano

noble, lord

Noble, great man (Aramaic): one of the lords of the king's court.

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his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵsheglate

queen, royal wife

Royal wife, queen (Aramaic): a wife of the king.

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and his concubinesלְחֵנָתֵlechenate

concubine

Concubine (Aramaic): a secondary wife of the king.

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might drinkיִשְׁתּוֹןyishton

drink

To drink (Aramaic).

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Translation note

“His father”: in Aramaic the word can also refer to an ancestor; in the plural, “fathers” are the forefathers (2:23).

The context

1King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and before the thousand he was drinking wine.

2 · This verse (above)

3Then they brought the vessels of gold that had been taken out of the temple of the house of Elah that was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.

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