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Daniel 5:8
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KJ21
Then came in all the king’s wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
ASV
Then came in all the king’s wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
AMP
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or reveal to the king its interpretation.
AMPC
And all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation of it.
BRG
Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
CSB
So all the king’s wise men came in, but none could read the inscription or make its interpretation known to him.
CSBA
So all the king’s wise men came in, but none could read the inscription or make its interpretation known to him.
CEB
Then all the king’s sages arrived, but they couldn’t read the writing or interpret it for the king.
CJB
But although all the king’s sages came in, none could read the inscription or tell the king what it meant.
CEV
All of King Belshazzar's highest officials came in, but not one of them could read the writing or tell what it meant,
DARBY
Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
DRA
Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king.
ERV
So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or understand what it meant.
EASY
Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the words. They could not tell the king what the words meant.
EHV
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they were not able to read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
ESV
Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.
ESVUK
Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.
EXB
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king ·what it meant [its interpretation].
GNV
Then came all the king’s wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor show the king the interpretation.
GW
All the king’s wise advisers came, but they couldn’t read the writing or tell the king its meaning.
GNT
The royal advisers came forward, but none of them could read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
HCSB
So all the king’s wise men came in, but none could read the inscription or make its interpretation known to him.
ICB
So all the king’s wise men came in. But they could not read the writing. And they could not tell the king what it meant.
ISV
Then all the king’s advisors came in, but they were unable to read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
JUB
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king its interpretation.
KJV
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
AKJV
Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
LSB
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known its interpretation to the king.
LEB
Then all the wise men of the king came in, but they were not able to read the writing or to make known its explanation.
TLB
But when they came, none of them could understand the writing or tell him what it meant.
MSG
One after the other they tried, but could make no sense of it. They could neither read what was written nor interpret it to the king. So now the king was really frightened. All the blood drained from his face. The nobles were in a panic.
MEV
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king its interpretation.
NOG
All the king’s wise advisers came, but they couldn’t read the writing or tell the king its meaning.
NABRE
But though all the king’s wise men came in, none of them could either read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
NASB
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or make known its interpretation to the king.
NASB1995
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or make known its interpretation to the king.
NCB
However, none of the king’s wise men could either read the writing or explain to the king what it meant.
NCV
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
NET
So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its interpretation to the king.
NIRV
Then all the king’s wise men came in. But they couldn’t read the writing. They couldn’t tell him what it meant.
NIV
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
NIVUK
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
NKJV
Now all the king’s wise men came, but they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation.
NLV
Then all the king’s wise men came in. But they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
NLT
But when all the king’s wise men had come in, none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant.
NRSVA
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king the interpretation.
NRSVACE
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king the interpretation.
NRSVCE
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king the interpretation.
NRSVUE
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king the interpretation.
OJB
Then came in all the king’s chachamim, but they could not read the mikhtav (writing), nor make known to the king the pesher (interpretation, explanation) thereof.
RGT
Then came all the king’s wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor show the king the interpretation.
RSV
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.
RSVCE
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.
TLV
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription nor tell the king what it meant.
VOICE
All the king’s purported wise men came forward to examine the wall, but no one could read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
WEB
Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the writing, and couldn’t make known to the king the interpretation.
WYC
Then all the wise men of the king entered, and might not read the scripture, neither show to the king the interpreting thereof. (Then all the wise men of the king entered, but they could not read the writing, nor could they tell the king its interpretation.)
YLT
Then coming up are all the wise men of the king, and they are not able to read the writing, and the interpretation to make known to the king;
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