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Daniel 5:16 KJV
Daniel · chapter 5 · verse 16 · King James Version
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.Daniel 5:16 · King James Version
Daniel 5:16 in context
14I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
15And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
16And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
Key words (Strong's)
- interpretationspᵉsharan interpretationH6591 →
- dissolveshᵉrêʼto free, separateH8271 →
- writingkᵉthâb{something writtenH3792 →
- clothedlᵉbash{properly, wrap aroundH3848 →
- doubtsqᵉṭara knotH7001 →
- heardshᵉmaʻ{to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8086 →
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