Daniel 5:7
Call doth the king mightily, to bring up the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. Answered hath the king, and said to the wise men of Babylon, that, 'Any man who doth read this writing, and its interpretation doth shew me, purple he putteth on, and a bracelet of gold is on his neck, and third in the kingdom he doth rule.'This verse in the real world
In what words
- תְּלִיתַיtᵉlîythaythird
- הַמְנִיךְhamnîyka necklace
- לְבַשׁlᵉbash{properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or an
- צַוַּארtsavvaʼr{the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)}
- אַרְגְּוָןʼargᵉvân{purple}
- גְּזַרgᵉzarto quarry; determine
- חַיִלchayilan army, or strength
- אַשָּׁףʼashshâph{a conjurer}
+17 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- Belshazzar in the Nabonidus textsNamed outside the BibleA figure once cited as proof that Daniel was fiction turns out to be documented in Babylonian records — including the co-regency that makes the book's odd detail about "third ruler" make sense.