The Meaning of Daniel 5:12 Explained

Daniel 5:12

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.

YLT: because that an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of enigmas, and loosing of knots was found in him, in Daniel, whose name the king made Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and the interpretation he doth show.'

Darby: forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and solving of problems, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

ASV: forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of dark sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Daniel 5:12 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 5:12 mean?

- according to Inasmuch as spirit an excellent and knowledge and understanding interpretation of dreams and solution of riddles and explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel whom king the named named Belteshazzar Now Daniel let be called and interpretation the he will give -
כָּל־ קֳבֵ֡ל דִּ֣י ר֣וּחַ ׀ יַתִּירָ֡ה וּמַנְדַּ֡ע וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּ מְפַשַּׁ֣ר חֶלְמִין֩ וַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨ת אֲחִידָ֜ן וּמְשָׁרֵ֣א קִטְרִ֗ין הִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַת בֵּהּ֙ בְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל דִּֽי־ מַלְכָּ֥א שָׂם־ שְׁמֵ֖הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר כְּעַ֛ן דָּנִיֵּ֥אל יִתְקְרֵ֖י וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה יְהַֽחֲוֵֽה פ

כָּל־  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, whole, the whole.
קֳבֵ֡ל  according  to 
Parse: Preposition
Root: קֳבֵל  
Sense: front prep.
דִּ֣י  Inasmuch  as 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
ר֣וּחַ ׀  spirit 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: spirit, wind.
יַתִּירָ֡ה  an  excellent 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יַתִּיר  
Sense: pre-eminent, surpassing, extreme, extraordinary adv.
וּמַנְדַּ֡ע  and  knowledge 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַנְדַּע  
Sense: knowledge, power of knowing.
וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּ  and  understanding 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׂכְלְתָנוּ  
Sense: insight.
מְפַשַּׁ֣ר  interpretation 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: פְּשַׁר  
Sense: to interpret.
חֶלְמִין֩  of  dreams 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֵלֶם  
Sense: dream.
וַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨ת  and  solution 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אַחֲוָיָה  
Sense: declaration, a declaring.
אֲחִידָ֜ן  of  riddles 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֲחִידָה  
Sense: puzzle, riddle.
וּמְשָׁרֵ֣א  and  explaining 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁרָה  
Sense: to loosen, abide, begin.
קִטְרִ֗ין  enigmas 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: קְטַר  
Sense: knot, joint, problem.
הִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַת  were  found 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שְׁכַח  
Sense: to find.
בֵּהּ֙  in  this 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
בְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל  Daniel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּנִיֵּאל  
Sense: the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon, because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel.
דִּֽי־  whom 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
מַלְכָּ֥א  king  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.
שָׂם־  named 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שִׂים  
Sense: to set, make, appoint.
שְׁמֵ֖הּ  named 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֻׁם  
Sense: name.
בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר  Belteshazzar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר  
Sense: the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon; because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel.
כְּעַ֛ן  Now 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כְּעַן  
Sense: now, at this time, until now.
דָּנִיֵּ֥אל  Daniel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּנִיֵּאל  
Sense: the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon, because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel.
יִתְקְרֵ֖י  let  be  called 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: קְרָא  
Sense: to call, read aloud, read out, shout.
וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה  and  interpretation  the 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: פְּשַׁר  
Sense: interpretation (of dream).
יְהַֽחֲוֵֽה  he  will  give 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חֲוָה  
Sense: to show, interpret, explain, inform, tell, declare.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation