Daniel 5:17
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To which Daniel made answer, and said before the king: thy rewards be to thyself, and the gifts of thy house give to another: but the writing I will read to thee, O king, and shew thee the interpretation thereof.

Let.

Daniel 5:29 Then by the king's command, Daniel was clothed with purple, and a chain of gold was put about his neck: and it was proclaimed of him that he had power as the third man in the kingdom.

Genesis 14:23 That from the very woof thread unto the shoe latchet, I will not take of any things that are thine, lest thou say: I have enriched Abram.

2 Kings 3:13 And Eliseus said to the king of Israel: What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him: Why hath the Lord gathered together these three kings, to deliver them into the hands of Moab?

2 Kings 5:16,26 But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused. . . .

Acts 8:20 Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee: because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

rewards.

Daniel 2:6 but if you tell the dream, and the meaning of it, you shall receive of me rewards, and gifts, and great honour: therefore, tell me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

I will read.

Psalm 119:46 And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: and I was not ashamed.

Context
Daniel Interprets the Handwriting
16But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom. 17To which Daniel made answer, and said before the king: thy rewards be to thyself, and the gifts of thy house give to another: but the writing I will read to thee, O king, and shew thee the interpretation thereof.18O king, the most high God gave to Nabuchodonosor, thy father, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour.…
Cross References
Acts 8:20
Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee: because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

2 Kings 5:16
But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused.

Lexicon
In response,
בֵּאדַ֜יִן (bê·ḏa·yin)
Preposition-b | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 116: Then, thereupon

Daniel
דָנִיֵּ֗אל (ḏā·nî·yêl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1841: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', an Israelite leader in Babylon

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

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

“You may keep
לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן (le·hew·yān)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1934: To become, come to pass, be

your gifts
מַתְּנָתָךְ֙ (mat·tə·nā·ṯāḵ)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4978: A present, a sacrificial offering, a bribe

for yourself
לָ֣ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and give
הַ֑ב (haḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3052: To give, to put, imperatively, come

your rewards
וּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְ (ū·nə·ḇā·zə·bə·yā·ṯāḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5023: A largess

to someone else.
לְאָחֳרָ֣ן (lə·’ā·ḥo·rān)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 321: Another

Nevertheless,
בְּרַ֗ם (bə·ram)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1297: Highly, surely, however

I will read
אֶקְרֵ֣א (’eq·rê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7123: To call, read out or aloud

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

for the king
לְמַלְכָּ֔א (lə·mal·kā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

and interpret it
וּפִשְׁרָ֖א (ū·p̄iš·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 6591: An interpretation

for him.
אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃ (’ă·hō·wḏ·‘in·nêh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3046: To know


Additional Translations
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.Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

And Daniel said, before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give the present of thine house to another; but I will read the writing, and will make known to thee the interpretation of it.

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet will I read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

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 to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Then Daniel answered before the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Then hath Daniel answered and said before the king, 'Thy gifts be to thyself, and thy fee to another give; nevertheless, the writing I do read to the king, and the interpretation I cause him to know;
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