Dan. 5:2 in context
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Daniel 5:2

While Belshazzar was drinking wine (under the influence of alcohol), he ordered that the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor (father, ancestor, perhaps grandfather) Nebuchadnezzar had plundered from the temple in Jerusalem be brought forth so that the king, his nobles, his wives, and concubines (mistresses) could drink from them.
[It was not customary for women to be present, see, for example, Mark 6:21, 24. About 50 years earlier, at the same time that Daniel was taken away, Nebuchadnezzar took these sacred vessels from Jerusalem, see Dan. 1:2. Thousands of vessels had been taken away, a list of which can be found in Ezra 1:7–11.
The text emphasizes Belshazzar's connection to Nebuchadnezzar. The words father and son are often used in a broader sense for successors in ancient times. In an Assyrian text commonly referred to as "the black obelisk" of Shalmaneser III, Jehu is called "the son of Omri," even though he was not his son. He was from a completely different family. It is likely that Belshazzar was related to Nebuchadnezzar. There is reason to believe that Nabonidus married one of Nebuchadnezzar's daughters, which would make Belshazzar Nebuchadnezzar's grandson. He was well aware of the story of how the vessels came to Babylon, see Dan. 5:13. The fact that the holy vessels of the God of Israel were held as spoils of war in Babylon showed, in Belshazzar's mind, that the Babylonian gods were more powerful than the gods of other peoples. Desecrating and drinking from these vessels on this particular evening was probably considered by the alcohol-influenced Belshazzar to be an excellent idea to demonstratively show Babylon's power, see Prov 31:4–5.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר   אֲמַר   בִּטְעֵם   חַמְרָא   לְהַיְתָיָה   לְמָאנֵי   דַּהֲבָא   וְכַסְפָּא   דִּי   הַנְפֵּק   נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר   אֲבוּהִי   מִן   הֵיכְלָא   דִּי   בִירוּשְׁלֶם   וְיִשְׁתּוֹן   בְּהוֹן   מַלְכָּא   וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי   שֵׁגְלָתֵהּ   וּלְחֵנָתֵהּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἀνυψώθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν ἐνέγκαι τὰ σκεύη τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ ἃ ἤνεγκε Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ Ιερουσαλημ καὶ οἰνοχοῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς τοῖς ἑταίροις αὐτοῦ

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

 Npm
A0560
H9015
 אֲמַ֣ר (amar)
׀
to say
separate
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H9003
A2942
 בִּ (bi)
טְעֵ֣ם (teem)
 in
command
Prep. Preposition

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

R
Ncbsc
A2562
A9010
 חַמְרָ֗ (chamera)
א
wine
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
H9005
A0858
 לְ (le)
הַיְתָיָה֙ (hajetajah)
 to
to come
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

R
Vhcc
H9005
A3984
 לְ (le)
מָאנֵי֙ (manei)
 to
utensil
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
A1722
A9010
 דַּהֲבָ֣ (dahava)
א
gold
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
H9002
A3702
A9010
 וְ (ve)
כַסְפָּ֔ (khasepa)
א
and
silver
the
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 C
Ncbsd
Ta
A1768
 דִּ֤י (di)
 that
Conj. Conjunktion

 C
A5312
 הַנְפֵּק֙ (hanepeq)
 to take
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p ♂ sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
A5020
 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר (nevokhadenetzar)
 Nebuchadnezzar
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
A0002
H9020
 אֲב֔ (av)
וּהִי (ohi)
 father
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

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

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
A4481
H9014
 מִן (min-)
־
from
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
A1965
A9010
 הֵיכְלָ֖ (heikhela)
א
temple
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
A1768
 דִּ֣י (di)
 that
Conj. Conjunktion

 C
H9003
A3390
 בִ (vi)
ירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (jroshelem)
 in
Jerusalem
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 R
Npl
H9002
A8355
 וְ (ve)
יִשְׁתּ֣וֹן (jishetvón)
 and
to drink
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ pl. qal third person masculine plural

C
Vqu3mp
H9003
H9038
 בְּ (be)
ה֗וֹן (hvón)
 in
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

Rd
Sp3mp
A4430
A9010
 מַלְכָּ (maleka)
א֙
king
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
H9002
A7261
H9023
 וְ (ve)
רַבְרְבָנ֔וֹ (raverevanvó)
הִי (hi)
 and
noble
his
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

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

C
Ncmpc
Sp3ms
A7695
H9023
 שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖ (shegelate)
הּ (h)
 consort
his
Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

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

Ncfpc
Sp3ms
H9002
A3904
H9023
H9016
 וּ (o)
לְחֵנָתֵֽ (lechenate)
הּ (h)
׃
and
concubine
his
verseEnd
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

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

C
Ncfpc
Sp3ms

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