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Daniel 5:11

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, your father the king, appointed him chief of the magicians, conjurers, Chaldeans [and] diviners.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers;
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him: and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, [and] sooth-sayers;
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods was found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, [even] the king thy father, made him master of the scribes, magicians, Chaldeans, [and] astrologers;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and, in the days of thy father, light, and intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him,—and, King Nebuchadnezzar thy father, appointed him, chief of the sacred scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers,—thy father, O king!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— there is a man in thy kingdom in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and, in the days of thy father, light, and understanding, and wisdom—as the wisdom of the gods—was found in him; and king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, chief of the scribes, enchanters, Chaldeans, soothsayers, established him—thy father, O king—
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy gods in him: and in the days of thy father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for king Nabuchodonosor, thy father, appointed him prince of the wise men, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, I say, O king:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— There is a man in thy kingdome, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding and wisdome like the wisdome of the gods, was found in him: whom the King Nebuchad-nezzar thy father, the King, I say, thy father, made chiefe of the enchanters, astrologians, Caldeans, and soothsayers,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— There is a man in thy kingdom, in whome [is] the spirit of the holy gods, and in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding and wisedome like the wisedome of the gods, was found in him: whom the king Nebuchad-nezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father made master of the magicians, astrologers, Caldeans, [and] soothsayers,
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him; so that King Nebuchadnezzar your father appointed him master of the magicians, astrologers, soothsayers, and the Chaldeans
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of God; and in the days of thy father watchfulness and understanding were found in him; and king Nebuchadnezzar{gr.Nabuchodonosor} thy father made him chief of the enchanters, magicians, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy elahin; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the elahin, was found in him; whom the king Nevukhadnetztzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Kasdaye, [and] soothsayers;

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
There is 383
{0383} Prime
יִתַי
'iythay
{ee-thah'ee}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3426; properly entity; used only as a particle of affirmation, there is.
a man 1400
{1400} Prime
גְּבַר
g@bar
{gheb-ar'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1399.
in thy kingdom, 4437
{4437} Prime
מַלְכּוּ
malkuw
{mal-koo'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H4438; dominion (abstractly or concretely).
in whom x1768
(1768) Complement
דִּי
diy
{dee}
(Chaldee); apparently for H1668; that, used as relative, conjugational, and especially (with preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as a preposition of.
[is] the spirit 7308
{7308} Prime
רוּחַ
ruwach
{roo'-akh}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7307.
of the holy 6922
{6922} Prime
קַדִּישׁ
qaddiysh
{kad-deesh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6918.
´élähîn אֱלָהִין; 426
{0426} Prime
אֱלָהּ
'elahh
{el-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0433; God.
and in the days 3118
{3118} Prime
יוֹם
yowm
{yome}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3117; a day.
of thy father 2
{0002} Prime
אַב
'ab
{ab}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0001.
light 5094
{5094} Prime
נְהִיר
n@hiyr
{neh-heere'}
(Chaldee); from the same as H5105; illumination, that is, (figuratively) wisdom.
and understanding 7924
{7924} Prime
שָׂכְלְתָנוּ
sokl@thanuw
{sok-leth-aw-noo'}
(Chaldee); from H7920; intelligence.
and wisdom, 2452
{2452} Prime
חָכְמָה
chokmah
{khok-maw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2451; wisdom.
like the wisdom 2452
{2452} Prime
חָכְמָה
chokmah
{khok-maw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2451; wisdom.
of the ´élähîn אֱלָהִין, 426
{0426} Prime
אֱלָהּ
'elahh
{el-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0433; God.
was found 7912
{7912} Prime
שְׁכַח
sh@kach
{shek-akh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7911 through the idea of disclosure of a covered or forgotten thing; to discover (literally or figuratively).
z8728
<8728> Grammar
Stem - Ithpeal (See H8829)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12
in him; whom the king 4430
{4430} Prime
מֶּלֶךְ
melek
{meh'-lek}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H4428; a king.
Nævûȼađne´xxar נְבוּכַדנֶאצַּר 5020
{5020} Prime
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר
N@buwkadnetstsar
{neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5019.
thy father, 2
{0002} Prime
אַב
'ab
{ab}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0001.
the king, 4430
{4430} Prime
מֶּלֶךְ
melek
{meh'-lek}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H4428; a king.
[I say], thy father, 2
{0002} Prime
אַב
'ab
{ab}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0001.
made 6966
{6966} Prime
קוּם
quwm
{koom}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6965.
z8684
<8684> Grammar
Stem - Aphel (See H8817)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 66
master 7229
{7229} Prime
רַב
rab
{rab}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7227.
of the magicians, 2749
{2749} Prime
חַרְטֹם
chartom
{khar-tome'}
(Chaldee); the same as H2748.
astrologers, 826
{0826} Prime
אָשַׁף
'ashshaph
{ash-shawf'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0825.
Caŝdäyë´ כַּשׂדָּיֵא, 3779
{3779} Prime
כַּשְׂדַּי
Kasday
{kas-dah'-ee}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3778; a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication a Magian or professional astrologer.
[and] soothsayers; 1505
{1505} Prime
גְּזַר
g@zar
{ghez-ar'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1504; to quarry; determine.
z8750
<8750> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 141
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Daniel 5:11

_ _ spirit of the holy gods — She remembers and repeats Nebuchadnezzar’s language (Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:9, Daniel 4:18). As Daniel was probably, according to Oriental custom, deprived of the office to which Nebuchadnezzar had promoted him, as “master of the magicians” (Daniel 4:9), at the king’s death, Belshazzar might easily be ignorant of his services.

_ _ the king ... thy father the king ... thy father — The repetition marks with emphatic gravity both the excellencies of Daniel, and the fact that Nebuchadnezzar, whom Belshazzar is bound to reverence as his father, had sought counsel from him in similar circumstances.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Daniel 5:10-29.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made master of the (i) magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers;

(i) Read (Daniel 4:6); and this declares that both this name was odious to him, and also he did not use these vile practises, because he was not among them when all were called.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
a man:

Daniel 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth [it is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
Daniel 4:8-9 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, [saying], ... O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
Daniel 4:18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.
Genesis 41:11-15 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. ... And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and [there is] none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, [that] thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

father:
or, grandfather,
Daniel 5:2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

light:

Daniel 2:11 And [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
2 Samuel 14:17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
Acts 12:22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.
Acts 14:11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Nebuchadnezzar:
Nebuchadnezzar was certainly the grandfather of Belshazzar; but the term father in Hebrew and Chaldee is frequently used to denote a progenitor, or ancestor, however remote.

master:

Daniel 2:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of Babylon.
Daniel 4:9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
Acts 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
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Gn 41:11. 2S 14:17. Dn 2:11, 47, 48; 4:8, 9, 18; 5:2. Ac 12:22; 14:11; 16:16. Rv 3:9.

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