New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5:4-6

4Theydrankאִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.TivH8355the wineחַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'H2562and praisedוְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chuH7624the godsלֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.HeiH426ofgoldדַּהֲבָ֧אda.ha.Va'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'H3702,of bronzeנְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'H5174,ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֥א'a.'A'H636and stoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.

5Suddenlyשַׁעֲתָ֗הsha.'a.Tah'H8160the fingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677of a man’sאֱנָ֔שׁ'e.NashH606handיַד־yad-H3028emergedנְפַ֙קָה֙ne.fa.kuH5312and began writingוְכָֽתְבָן֙ve.kha.te.VanH3790oppositeלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903the lampstandנֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אnev.rash.Ta'H5043on the plasterגִּירָ֕אgi.Ra'H1528of the wallכְתַ֥לkhe.TalH3797of the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430palaceהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965,and the kingוּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'H4430sawחָזֵ֔הcha.ZehH2370thebackפַּ֥סpasH6447of the handיְדָ֖הye.Dah'H3028that did the writingכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790.

6Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430faceזִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hiH2122grewH8133paleH8133and his thoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476alarmedיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him, and hishipחַרְצֵהּ֙char.TzehH2783jointsוְקִטְרֵ֤יve.kit.ReiH7001wentH8271slackH8271and hiskneesוְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.TehH755began knockingנָֽקְשָֽׁן׃Na.ke.ShanH5368togetherH1668.

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