King James Version
Daniel 5:14 in the King James Version says “I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom...” — study this verse from Daniel chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Daniel 5:14 · KJV
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. interpreting: or, of an interpreter dissolving: or, of a dissolver doubts: Cald. knots
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? father: or, grandfather
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.
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. make interpretations: Cald. interpret, etc
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“I have even heard”
H8086to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“is in thee”
H5922above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of
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