Daniel 5:3

“Then 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.”

Daniel 5:3 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 5:3, 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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they broughtהַיְתִיוhaytiv

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 goldדַהֲבָdahava

gold

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

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had been taken outהַנְפִּקוּhanpiku

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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of the houseבֵיתvet

temple

God's temple in Jerusalem.

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of Elahאֱלָהָelaha

Elah, God, god

Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.

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in Jerusalemירוּשְׁלֶםyrushlem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).

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and 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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drankאִשְׁתִּיוishtiv

drink

To drink (Aramaic).

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The context

2Belshazzar, 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.

3 · This verse (above)

4They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood and of stone.

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