Daniel 5:9

“Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his color changed on him, and his nobles were perplexed.”

Daniel 5:9 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 5:9, word by word

Thenאֱדַיִןedayin

then

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

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Kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

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Belshazzarבֵלְשַׁאצַּרvelshatsar

Belshazzar

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

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was greatlyשַׂגִּיאsagi

much, great, many

Much, great, many (Aramaic).

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troubledמִתְבָּהַלmitbahal

terrify

To take away someone's calm, making him shake inside.

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and his colorזִיוֺzivo

countenance

The look of the face from what one feels.

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changedשָׁנַיִןshanayin

change, alter

To change, to alter (Aramaic).

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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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were perplexedמִשְׁתַּבְּשִׁיןmishtabshin

be perplexed

To be perplexed, confused (Aramaic).

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The context

8Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they were not able to read the writing or make known its interpretation to the king.

9 · This verse (above)

10The queen, because of the words of the king and his nobles, came into the house of the feast. The queen answered and said, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, and do not let your color change.

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