The Meaning of Daniel 5:3 Explained

Daniel 5:3

KJV: Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

YLT: Then they have brought in the vessels of gold that had been taken out of the temple of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and drunk with them have the king and his great men, his wives and his concubines;

Darby: Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, drank in them.

ASV: Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank from them.

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What is the context of Daniel 5:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

What does Daniel 5:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 5:1-16 - The Handwriting On The Wall

The name of Belshazzar has been deciphered in inscriptions found at Babylon, from which it is inferred that he was associated with his father in the kingdom, and was left to defend Babylon. He was therefore a grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, the word "father," Daniel 5:11, being used in the sense of "ancestor." The great walls of the banqueting hall covered with sculptures and sumptuous decorations; the tablets covered by cuneiform descriptions of the triumphs of former kings; what a feast this was with the thousand lords; the most beautiful women of the land; the concourse of magnates of religion and the state! The wine flowed in rivers, and laughter rang through the vaulted hall. Upon the table stood the vessels of the Temple, and notably the seven-branched candlestick, which cast its radiance on the wall, clearly illumining the fingers of the hand that wrote. The words, though Chaldee, may have been written in Hebrew characters. Conscience anticipated Daniel, and filled the king's heart with foreboding. The queen may have been the great Nitocris, wife of Nebuchadnezzar, the ancestor of the present king. God has His own way of bringing His people to the front when He needs them. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 5

¹ Belshazzar's impious feast
⁵ A hand-writing unknown to the magicians, troubles the king
¹⁰ At the commendation of the queen Daniel is brought
¹⁷ He, reproving the king of pride and idolatry,
²⁵ reads and interprets the writing
³⁰ The monarchy is translated to the Medes

What do the individual words in Daniel 5:3 mean?

then they brought vessels gold the that had been taken from temple the of house of God the which [had been] in Jerusalem and drank from them king the and his lords his wives and his concubines

בֵּאדַ֗יִן הַיְתִיו֙ מָאנֵ֣י דַהֲבָ֔א דִּ֣י הַנְפִּ֗קוּ מִן־ הֵֽיכְלָ֛א דִּֽי־ בֵ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וְאִשְׁתִּ֣יו בְּה֗וֹן מַלְכָּא֙ וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ

הַיְתִיו֙	they brought
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֲתָה Sense: to come, arrive.
מָאנֵ֣י	vessels
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מָאן Sense: vessel, utensil.
דַהֲבָ֔א	gold the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: דְּהַב Sense: gold.
דִּ֣י	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: דִּי Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
הַנְפִּ֗קוּ	had been taken
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine plural Root: נְפַק Sense: to go or come out, bring or come forth.
הֵֽיכְלָ֛א	temple the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: הֵיכַל Sense: palace, temple.
בֵ֥ית	house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house (of men).
אֱלָהָ֖א	of God the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: אֱלָהּ Sense: god, God.
דִּ֣י	which [had been]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: דִּי Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם	in Jerusalem
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְרוּשְׁלֶם Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
וְאִשְׁתִּ֣יו	and drank
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine plural Root: שְׁתָה Sense: (P’al) to drink.
בְּה֗וֹן	from them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
מַלְכָּא֙	king the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי	and his lords
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: רַבְרְבָנִין Sense: lord, noble.
שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ	his wives
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁגַל Sense: king’s wife, king’s concubine, (royal) consort.
וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ	and his concubines
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: לְחֵנָה Sense: concubine.

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