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Daniel 5:1

[It has been 25-30 years since Nebuchadnezzar's vindication at the end of the previous chapter. This chapter describes the events that took place on the evening of October 12, 539 BC. Nebuchadnezzar had died a natural death 23 years earlier in 562 BC. He was just over seventy years old. After several politically turbulent years with several changes of kings, Nabonidus came to power through a coup d'état in 556 BC. He is the last king of the Babylonian Empire. However, Nabonidus was not very interested in Babylon's greatest god, Marduk, and instead traveled extensively throughout the empire. He spent 10 years in the oasis of Teima in Arabia, where he worshipped the polytheistic god Sin and built many altars to other gods. As he was away from Babylon, he appointed his son Belshazzar as co-regent. Until the mid-19th century, there were no ancient sources, except for the Bible, that mentioned Belshazzar's name. Since then, several archaeological finds have been made, such as the Nabonidus Scroll, which confirms that Belshazzar was Nabonidus' son and co-regent.]
King Belshazzar [Nabonidus' son and co-regent] organized a great feast (banquet, a gala meal with religious elements) [in the city of Babylon] for a thousand nobles (high-ranking guests) and drank wine with them.
[The Babylonian Empire had its heyday under Nebuchadnezzar's rule, but after his death, the Medes and Persians began to take over more and more and were on their way to becoming the next great world power. While the feast was going on, the Persian army was outside the walls of Babylon. In recent weeks, they had advanced from the north and plundered several cities. This was not unknown to Belshazzar, but he took it in stride. Babylon had food supplies for 20 years. The outer wall was 9 miles long, 25 meters wide, and nearly 100 meters high. Inside it was another wall. Despite the siege, no one felt any danger—Babylon was impregnable! Nebuchadnezzar's testimony in chapter 4 concludes with God being able to humble the proud, see Dan. 4:34. Belshazzar's invitation to a wild party in the midst of a siege is the height of pride.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר   מַלְכָּא   עֲבַד   לְחֶם   רַב   לְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי   אֲלַף   וְלָקֳבֵל   אַלְפָּא   חַמְרָא   שָׁתֵה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

Βαλτασαρ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐποίησεν ἑστιατορίαν μεγάλην τοῖς ἑταίροις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔπινεν οἶνον

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Strongs nr Arameic English Grammar Code
A1113
 בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר (beleshatzar)
 Belshazzar
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
A4430
A9010
 מַלְכָּ֗ (maleka)
א
king
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
A5648
 עֲבַד֙ (avad)
 to make
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
A3900
 לְחֶ֣ם (lechem)
 feast
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
A7229
 רַ֔ב (rav)
 great
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H9005
A7261
H9023
 לְ (le)
רַבְרְבָנ֖וֹ (raverevanvó)
הִי (hi)
 to
noble
his
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

R
Ncmpc
Sp3ms
A0506
 אֲלַ֑ף (alaf)
 thousand
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Acbsa
H9002
H9005
A6903
 וְ (ve)
לָ (la)
קֳבֵ֥ל (qóvel)
 and
to
before
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
R
Ncbsc
A0506
A9010
 אַלְפָּ֖ (alepa)
א
thousand
the
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Acbsd
Ta
A2562
A9010
 חַמְרָ֥ (chamera)
א
wine
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
A8355
H9016
 שָׁתֵֽה (shate)
׃
to drink
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa

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