Daniel 5:11
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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:

a man.

Daniel 2:47 And the king spoke to Daniel, and said: Verily, your God is the God of gods, and Lord of kings, and a revealer of hidden things: seeing thou couldst discover this secret.

Daniel 4:8,9,18 The tree was great and strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven: the sight thereof was even to the ends of all the earth. . . .

Genesis 41:11-15 Where in one night both of us dreamed a dream foreboding things to come. . . .

father.

Daniel 5:2 And being now drunk, he commanded that they should bring the vessels of gold and silver, which Nabuchodonosor, his father, had brought away out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, that the king and his nobles, and his wives, and his concubines, might drink in them.

light.

Daniel 2:11 For the thing that thou asketh, O king, is difficult: nor can any one be found that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose conversation is not with men.

2 Samuel 14:17 Then let thy handmaid say, that the word of the Lord the king be made as a sacrifice. For even as an angel of God, so is my lord the king, that he is neither moved with blessing nor cursing: wherefore the Lord thy God is also with thee.

Acts 12:22 And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

Acts 14:11 And when the multitudes had seen what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the Lycaonian tongue, saying: The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee.

Nebuchadnezzar.

father.

Daniel 5:2 And being now drunk, he commanded that they should bring the vessels of gold and silver, which Nabuchodonosor, his father, had brought away out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, that the king and his nobles, and his wives, and his concubines, might drink in them.

master.

Daniel 2:48 Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 4:9 Its leaves were most beautiful, and its fruit exceeding much: and in it was food for all: under it dwelt cattle and beasts, and in the branches thereof the fowls of the air had their abode: and all flesh did eat of it.

Acts 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain girl having a pythonical spirit met us, who brought to her masters much gain by divining.

Context
The Handwriting on the Wall
10Then the queen, on occasion of what had happened to the king, and his nobles, came into the banquet-house: and she spoke, and said: O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed. 11There 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:12Because a greater spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, and interpretation of dreams, and shewing of secrets, and resolving of difficult things, were found in him, that is, in Daniel: whom the king named Baltassar. Now, therefore, let Daniel be called for, and he will tell the interpretation.…
Cross References
Genesis 41:11
Where in one night both of us dreamed a dream foreboding things to come.

Genesis 41:38
And he said to them: Can we find such another man, that is full of the spirit of God?

Ezekiel 28:3
Behold thou art wiser than Daniel: no secret is hid from thee.

Daniel 1:4
Children in whom there was no blemish, well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, acute in knowledge, and instructed in science, and such as might stand in the king's palace, that he might teach them the learning, and tongue of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 2:11
For the thing that thou asketh, O king, is difficult: nor can any one be found that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose conversation is not with men.

Daniel 2:22
He revealeth deep and hidden things, and knoweth what is in darkness: and light is with him.

Daniel 2:47
And the king spoke to Daniel, and said: Verily, your God is the God of gods, and Lord of kings, and a revealer of hidden things: seeing thou couldst discover this secret.

Daniel 2:48
Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 4:8
The tree was great and strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven: the sight thereof was even to the ends of all the earth.

Daniel 4:9
Its leaves were most beautiful, and its fruit exceeding much: and in it was food for all: under it dwelt cattle and beasts, and in the branches thereof the fowls of the air had their abode: and all flesh did eat of it.

Daniel 5:7
And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom.

Daniel 5:14
I have heard of thee, that thou hast the spirit of the gods, and excellent knowledge, and understanding, and wisdom are found in thee.

Lexicon
There is
אִיתַ֨י (’î·ṯay)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 383: Entity, as a, particle of affirmation, there is

a man
גְּבַ֜ר (gə·ḇar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1400: A person

in your kingdom
בְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְ (bə·mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4437: Royalty, reign, kingdom

who
דִּ֠י (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

has the spirit
ר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7308: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

of the holy
קַדִּישִׁין֮ (qad·dî·šîn)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6922: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

gods in him.
אֱלָהִ֣ין (’ĕ·lā·hîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 426: God

In the days
וּבְיוֹמֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·yō·w·mê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3118: A day

of your father
אֲב֗וּךְ (’ă·ḇūḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2: Father

he was found
הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַת (hiš·tə·ḵa·ḥaṯ)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7912: To discover

to have insight,
נַהִיר֧וּ (na·hî·rū)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5094: Illumination, wisdom

intelligence,
וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ (wə·śā·ḵə·lə·ṯā·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7924: Intelligence

and wisdom
וְחָכְמָ֥ה (wə·ḥā·ḵə·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2452: Wisdom

like [that]
כְּחָכְמַת־ (kə·ḥā·ḵə·maṯ-)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2452: Wisdom

of the gods.
אֱלָהִ֖ין (’ĕ·lā·hîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 426: God

Your father,
אֲב֔וּךְ (’ă·ḇūḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2: Father

King
וּמַלְכָּ֤א (ū·mal·kā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

Nebuchadnezzar,
נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ (nə·ḇu·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5020: Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king

appointed
הֲקִימֵ֖הּ (hă·qî·mêh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6966: To arise, stand

him chief
רַ֧ב (raḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7229: Abundant

of the magicians,
חַרְטֻמִּ֣ין (ḥar·ṭum·mîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2749: A horoscopist

enchanters,
אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין (’ā·šə·p̄în)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 826: A conjurer, enchanter

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

[and] diviners.
גָּזְרִ֔ין (gā·zə·rîn)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1505: To quarry, determine

Your own father,
אֲב֥וּךְ (’ă·ḇūḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2: Father

the king,
מַלְכָּֽא׃ (mal·kā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king


Additional Translations
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,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, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

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;

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 Nabuchodonosor thy father made him chief of the enchanters, magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.

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;

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;

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;

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; and the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, [I say], your father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

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 --
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