Daniel 5:16
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Berean Study Bible
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
But
וַאֲנָה֙ (wa·’ă·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 576: I

I have heard
שִׁמְעֵ֣ת (šim·‘êṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8086: To hear intelligently

about you,
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5922: Above, over, upon, against

that
דִּֽי־ (dî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because

you are able
תִיכּ֥וּל‪‬ (ṯî·kūl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3202: To be able

to give interpretations
פִּשְׁרִ֛ין (piš·rîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6591: An interpretation

and solve
לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א (lə·miš·rê)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8271: To free, separate, to unravel, commence, to reside

difficult problems.
וְקִטְרִ֣ין (wə·qiṭ·rîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7001: A knot, a riddle, a vertebra

Therefore,
כְּעַ֡ן (kə·‘an)
Adverb
Strong's 3705: Now

if
הֵן֩ (hên)
Conjunction
Strong's 2006: Lo!, there, less, whether, but, if

you can
תִּכ֨וּל (ti·ḵūl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3202: To be able

read
לְמִקְרֵ֗א (lə·miq·rê)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7123: To call, read out or aloud

this inscription
כְּתָבָ֜א (kə·ṯā·ḇā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 3792: Something written, a writing, record, book

and give
לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי (lə·hō·w·ḏā·‘u·ṯa·nî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3046: To know

me its interpretation,
וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ (ū·p̄iš·rêh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6591: An interpretation

you will be clothed
תִלְבַּ֗שׁ (ṯil·baš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3848: Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe

in purple
אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א (’ar·gə·wā·nā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 711: Purple, red-purple

and have a gold
דַהֲבָא֙ (ḏa·hă·ḇā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 1722: Gold

chain
וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤א‪‬ (wə·ham·nî·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 2002: A chain, necklace

placed around
דִֽי־ (ḏî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because

your neck,
צַוְּארָ֔ךְ (ṣaw·wə·rāḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6676: The back of the neck

and you will be made the third
וְתַלְתָּ֥א (wə·ṯal·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8531: A tertiary rank

highest ruler
תִּשְׁלַֽט׃ (tiš·laṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7981: To dominate, govern, to permit

in the kingdom.”
בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א (ḇə·mal·ḵū·ṯā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's 4437: Royalty, reign, kingdom

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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