Daniel 5:14
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.
Daniel 5:14 in other translations
| BSB | I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom. |
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| WEB | I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you and that light, understanding, and excellent wisdom are found in you. |
| 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. |
| 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 thegods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. |
| BBE | And I have had news of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and reason and special wisdom have been seen in you. |
| Webster | 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?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 5:10-17
Daniel was forgotten at court; he lived privately, and was then ninety years of age. Many consult servants of God on curious questions, or to explain difficult subjects, but without asking the way of salvation, or the path of duty. Daniel slighted the offer of reward. He spoke to Belshazzar as to a condemned criminal. We should despise all the gifts and rewards this world can give, did we see, as we may by faith…
Daniel 5:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Daniel 5:14
- Daniel 5:11-12
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; 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.
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Context
- Daniel 5:13
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?
- Daniel 5:14
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.
- Daniel 5:15
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:
Daniel 5:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Yo he oído de ti que el espíritu de los dioses santos está en ti, y que en ti se halló luz, y entendimiento y mayor sabiduría. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et j’ai entendu dire de toi que l’esprit des dieux est en toi, et que de la lumière, et de l’intelligence, et une sagesse extraordinaire se trouvent en toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich habe von dir gehört, daß der Geist der Götter in dir ist, und daß Licht und Verstand und außergewöhnliche Weisheit bei dir gefunden werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | audivi de te, quoniam spiritum deorum habeas, et scientia, intelligentiaque ac sapientia ampliores inventæ sunt in te. |