Daniel 5:17

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Then 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.In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.

In other translations

Then 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.In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.

Hebrew words

בֵּאדַיִןbedayin<in> thenH116עָנֵה'aneh[was] replyingH6032דָנִיֵּאלdaniyelDanielH1841וְאָמַרve'amarand [say] sayingH560קֳדָםkodambeforeH6925מַלְכָּאmalka'king theH4430מַתְּנָתָךְmatenatokhgifts yourH4978לָךְlakhfor yourselfלֶהֶוְיָןlehevyanlet them beH1934וּנְבָזְבְּיָתָךְunevazebeyatakhand rewards yourH5023לְאָחֳרָןle'ochoranto anotherH321הַבhavgive!H3052בְּרַםberamneverthelessH1297כְּתָבָאketava'writing theH3792אֶקְרֵא'ekre'I will read aloudH7123לְמַלְכָּאlemalka'to king theH4430וּפִשְׁרָאufishra'and interpretation theH6591אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּהּ׃'ahod'inehI will make known to himH3046

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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