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Daniel 5:16

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its interpretation known to me, you will be clothed with purple and [wear] a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third [ruler] in the kingdom.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— 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 of it, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and solve problems. Now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— I, however, have heard concerning thee, that thou art able, interpretations, to unfold, and, knotty points, to unravel,—Now, if thou be able, the writing, to read, and, the interpretation thereof, to make known unto me, with purple, shalt thou be clothed, and, a chain of gold, shalt thou have upon thy neck, and, as the third in the kingdom, shalt thou have dominion.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and I—I have heard of thee, that thou art able to give interpretations, and to loose knots: now, lo—thou art able to read the writing, and its interpretation to cause me to know—purple thou dost put on, and a bracelet of gold [is] on thy neck, and third in the kingdom thou dost rule.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then heard I of thee, that thou couldest shewe interpretations, and dissolue doutes: nowe if thou canst reade the writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt haue a chaine of golde about thy necke, ? shalt be the third ruler in the kingdome.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And I haue heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolue doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make knowen to mee the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, & [haue] a chaine of gold about thy necke, and shalt bee the third ruler in the kingdome.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And I have heard of you, that you can make interpretations and solve riddles. Now if you can read this writing and make known to me the interpretation thereof, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold about your neck, and shall rule over a third of the kingdom.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And I have heard concerning thee, that thou art able to make interpretations: now then if thou shalt be able to read the writing, and to make known to me the interpretation of it, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and there shall be a golden chain upon thy neck, and thou shalt be third ruler in my kingdom.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And I 576
{0576} Prime
אֲנָא
'ana'
{an-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0589; I.
have heard 8086
{8086} Prime
שְׁמַע
sh@ma`
{shem-ah'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H8085.
z8754
<8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 231
of x5922
(5922) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5921.
thee, y5922
[5922] Standard
עַל
`al
{al}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5921.
that 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.
thou canst 3202
{3202} Prime
יְכֵל
y@kel
{yek-ale'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3201.
z8748
<8748> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 145
make 6590
{6590} Prime
פְּשַׁר
p@shar
{pesh-ar'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6622; to interpret.
z8749
<8749> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 31
interpretations, 6591
{6591} Prime
פְּשַׁר
p@shar
{pesh-ar'}
(Chaldee); from H6590; an interpretation.
and dissolve 8271
{8271} Prime
שְׁרֵא
sh@re'
{sher-ay'}
(Chaldee); a root corresponding to that of H8293; to free, separate; figuratively to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to reside.
z8749
<8749> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 31
doubts: 7001
{7001} Prime
קְטַר
q@tar
{ket-ar'}
(Chaldee); from a root corresponding to H7000; a knot (as tied up), that is, (figuratively) a riddle; also a vertebra (as if a knot).
now 3705
{3705} Prime
כְּעַן
k@`an
{keh-an'}
(Chaldee); probably from H3652; now.
if 2006
{2006} Prime
הֵן
hen
{hane}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2005; lo! also there, therefore, unless, less, whether, but, if.
thou canst 3202
{3202} Prime
יְכֵל
y@kel
{yek-ale'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3201.
z8748
<8748> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 145
read 7123
{7123} Prime
קְרַא
q@ra'
{ker-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7121.
z8749
<8749> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 31
the writing, 3792
{3792} Prime
כְּתַב
k@thab
{keth-awb'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3791.
and make known 3046
{3046} Prime
יְדַע
y@da`
{yed-ah'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3045.
z8682
<8682> Grammar
Stem - Aphel (See H8817)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 34
to me the interpretation 6591
{6591} Prime
פְּשַׁר
p@shar
{pesh-ar'}
(Chaldee); from H6590; an interpretation.
thereof, thou shalt be clothed 3848
{3848} Prime
לְבַשׁ
l@bash
{leb-ash'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3847.
z8748
<8748> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 145
with scarlet, 711
{0711} Prime
אַרְגְּוָן
'arg@van
{arg-ev-awn'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0710.
and [have] a chain 2002
{2002} Prime
הַמְנִיךְ
hamniyk
{ham-neek'}
(Chaldee); but the text is; of foreign origin; a necklace.
of 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.
gold 1722
{1722} Prime
דְּהַב
d@hab
{deh-hab'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2091; gold.
about 5922
{5922} Prime
עַל
`al
{al}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5921.
thy neck, 6676
{6676} Prime
צַוַּאר
tsavva'r
{tsav-var'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6677.
and shalt be the third y8531
[8531] Standard
תַּלְתָּא
t@lath
{tel-ath'}
(Chaldee); from H8532; a tertiary rank.
ruler 7981
{7981} Prime
שְׁלַט
sh@let
{shel-ate'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7980.
z8748
<8748> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 145
x8531
(8531) Complement
תַּלְתָּא
t@lath
{tel-ath'}
(Chaldee); from H8532; a tertiary rank.
in the kingdom. 4437
{4437} Prime
מַלְכּוּ
malkuw
{mal-koo'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H4438; dominion (abstractly or concretely).
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Matthew Henry's Commentary

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
make:
Chal, interpret,
Genesis 40:8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you.

thou shalt:

Daniel 5:7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spake, and said to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Acts 8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
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Gn 40:8. Dn 5:7. Ac 8:18.

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