KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“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 this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “I have even heard” | וְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | even heard |
| “of thee,” | עֲלָ֔יךְ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | of thee |
| “that” | דִּ֛י | That, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of | that |
| “the spirit” | ר֥וּחַ | Mind, spirit | spirit |
| “of the gods” | אֱלָהִ֖ין | God | gods |
| “is that” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “in thee, and light” | וְנַהִיר֧וּ | Illumination, i.e., (figuratively) wisdom | light |
| “and understanding” | וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ | Intelligence | understanding |
| “and excellent” | יַתִּירָ֖ה | Preeminent; as an adverb, very | excellent |
| “wisdom” | וְחָכְמָ֥ה | Wisdom | wisdom |
| “is found” | הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַת | To discover (literally or figuratively) | found |
| “in thee.” | הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַת | To discover (literally or figuratively) | in thee |
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12 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.
13 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?
14 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.
15 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:
16 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.
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