Daniel 5:7
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Berean Study Bible
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
The king
מַלְכָּא֙ (mal·kā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 4430: A king

called out for
קָרֵ֤א (qā·rê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7123: To call, read out or aloud

the enchanters,
לְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔א (lə·’ā·šə·p̄ay·yā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's 826: A conjurer, enchanter

astrologers,
כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖י (kaś·dā·’ê)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3779: Chaldeans -- a Chaldaean

and diviners
וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א (wə·ḡā·zə·ray·yā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural determinate
Strong's 1505: To quarry, determine

to be brought in,
לְהֶֽעָלָה֙ (lə·he·‘ā·lāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5954: To enter, to introduce

and he
מַלְכָּ֜א (mal·kā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 4430: A king

said
וְאָמַ֣ר ׀ (wə·’ā·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 560: To say, tell, command

to these wise men
לְחַכִּימֵ֣י (lə·ḥak·kî·mê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2445: Wise, a Magian

of Babylon,
בָבֶ֗ל (ḇā·ḇel)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 895: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city

“Whoever
דִּ֣י (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because

reads
יִקְרֵ֞ה (yiq·rêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7123: To call, read out or aloud

this
דְנָ֗ה (ḏə·nāh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 1836: This

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

and tells me
יְחַוִּנַּ֔נִי (yə·ḥaw·win·na·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2324: To show

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

will be clothed
יִלְבַּ֗שׁ (yil·baš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third 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
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5922: Above, over, upon, against

his neck,
צַוְּארֵ֔הּ (ṣaw·wə·rêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6676: The back of the neck

and he will be made the third
וְתַלְתִּ֥י (wə·ṯal·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8523: Third

highest ruler
יִשְׁלַֽט׃ (yiš·laṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third 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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