Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThat night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him. Young's Literal Translation On that night hath the sleep of the king fled away, and he saith to bring in the book of memorials of the Chronicles, and they are read before the king, King James Bible On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. Hebrew Thatהַה֔וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are night, בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (bal·lay·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity sleep שְׁנַ֣ת (šə·naṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8142: Sleep escaped נָדְדָ֖ה (nā·ḏə·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away the king; הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king so he ordered וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the book סֵ֤פֶר (sê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book of records, הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ (haz·ziḵ·rō·nō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2146: Memorial, remembrance the chronicles, דִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause to be brought in לְהָבִ֞יא (lə·hā·ḇî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and read נִקְרָאִ֖ים (niq·rā·’îm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read to לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face him. הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king |