Daniel 5
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Daniel 5:5-9

5At that momentH8160 the fingersH677 ofH1768 a humanH606 handH3028 appearedH5312 and wroteH3790 onH5922 the plasterH1528 ofH1768 the wallH3797, nearH6903 the lampstandH5043 inH1768 the royalH4430 palaceH1965. As the kingH4430 watchedH2370 the handH6447H3028 thatH1768 was writingH3790, 6his faceH2122 grew paleH8133 and his thoughtsH7476 so alarmed himH927 that his hipsH2783H7001 gave wayH8271 and his kneesH755 knocked togetherH1668H5368.

7The kingH4430H2429 called out forH7123 the enchantersH826, astrologersH3779,1 and divinersH1505 to be brought inH5954H6032, and heH4430 saidH560 to these wise menH2445 of BabylonH895, “WhoeverH1768H3606H606 readsH7123 thisH1836 inscriptionH3792 and tells meH2324 its interpretationH6591 will be clothedH3848 in purpleH711 and have a goldH1722 chainH2002H1768 placed aroundH5922 his neckH6676, and he will be made the thirdH8523 highest rulerH7981 in the kingdomH4437.”

8SoH116 allH3606 the king’sH4430 wise menH2445 came inH5954, but they couldH3546 notH3809 readH7123 the inscriptionH3792 or interpret itH6591H3046 forH4430 him. 9ThenH116 KingH4430 BelshazzarH1113 became even moreH7690 terrifiedH927, his faceH2122 grew even more paleH8133H5922, and his noblesH7261 were bewilderedH7672.

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  1. 1. Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11 ↩

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