The Meaning of Daniel 5:14 Explained

Daniel 5:14

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 5:14 mean?

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What is the context of Daniel 5:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Daniel 5:14 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 5:14 mean?

and I have heard - of you that the Spirit of God [is] in you and [that] light and understanding and wisdom excellent are found in you

וְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת [עליך] (עֲלָ֔ךְ) דִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ אֱלָהִ֖ין בָּ֑ךְ וְנַהִיר֧וּ וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ וְחָכְמָ֥ה יַתִּירָ֖ה הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַת בָּֽךְ

וְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת	and I have heard
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: שְׁמַע Sense: to hear.
[עליך]	-
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
(עֲלָ֔ךְ)	of you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
דִּ֛י	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: דִּי Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
ר֥וּחַ	the Spirit
Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: רוּחַ Sense: spirit, wind.
אֱלָהִ֖ין	of God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלָהּ Sense: god, God.
בָּ֑ךְ	[is] in you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
וְנַהִיר֧וּ	and [that] light
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: נְהִיר Sense: light.
וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ	and understanding
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: שָׂכְלְתָנוּ Sense: insight.
וְחָכְמָ֥ה	and wisdom
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: חָכְמָה Sense: wisdom.
יַתִּירָ֖ה	excellent
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: יַתִּיר Sense: pre-eminent, surpassing, extreme, extraordinary adv.
הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַת	are found
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: שְׁכַח Sense: to find.
בָּֽךְ	in you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular

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