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

Daniel 5:11,12 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: . . .

Context
Daniel Interprets the Handwriting
13Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king spoke, and said to him: Art thou Daniel, of the children of the captivity of Juda, whom my father, the king, brought out of Judea? 14I have heard of thee, that thou hast the spirit of the gods, and excellent knowledge, and understanding, and wisdom are found in thee.15And now the wise men, the magicians, have come in before me, to read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof; and they could not declare to me the meaning of this writing.…
Cross References
Genesis 41:38
And he said to them: Can we find such another man, that is full of the spirit of God?

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

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 5:11
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:

Daniel 5:12
Because 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.

Daniel 5:13
Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king spoke, and said to him: Art thou Daniel, of the children of the captivity of Juda, whom my father, the king, brought out of Judea?

Daniel 5:15
And now the wise men, the magicians, have come in before me, to read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof; and they could not declare to me the meaning of this writing.

Daniel 6:3
And Daniel excelled all the princes, and governors: because a greater spirit of God was in him.

Lexicon
I have heard
וְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת (wə·šim·‘êṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8086: To hear intelligently

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

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

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

is in you,
בָּ֑ךְ (bāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and that you have insight,
וְנַהִיר֧וּ (wə·na·hî·rū)
Conjunctive waw | 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 extraordinary
יַתִּירָ֖ה (yat·tî·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3493: Preeminent, surpassing

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


Additional Translations
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.I have even heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in you.

I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in thee.

I have heard concerning thee, that the Spirit of God is in thee, and that watchfulness and understanding and excellent wisdom have been found in thee.

And I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

And I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and light, and understanding, and excellent wisdom have been found in thee.
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