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Daniel 5:5-7
English Standard Version
Daniel 5:5-7
English Standard Version
5 (A)Immediately (B)the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw (C)the hand as it wrote. 6 (D)Then the king's color changed, (E)and his thoughts alarmed him; (F)his limbs gave way, and (G)his knees knocked together. 7 (H)The king called loudly to bring in (I)the enchanters, the (J)Chaldeans, and (K)the astrologers. The king declared[a] to the wise men of Babylon, (L)“Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and (M)shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
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- Daniel 5:7 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 10
Daniel 5:5-7
New International Version
Daniel 5:5-7
New International Version
5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. 6 His face turned pale(A) and he was so frightened(B) that his legs became weak(C) and his knees were knocking.(D)
7 The king summoned the enchanters,(E) astrologers[a](F) and diviners.(G) Then he said to these wise(H) men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck,(I) and he will be made the third(J) highest ruler in the kingdom.”(K)
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11
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