Daniel 5
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5:16-17

16But I personallyH576 have heardH8086 aboutH5922 you, that you are ableH3202 to giveH6590 interpretationsH6590 and solveH8271 difficultH7001 problemsH7001. NowH3705 ifH2006 you are ableH3202 to readH7123 the inscriptionH3792 and makeH3046 its 1interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to me, you will be 2clothedH3848 with purpleH711 and wear a necklaceH2002 of goldH1722 aroundH5922 your neckH6676, and you will haveH7981 authorityH7981 as the 3thirdH8531 ruler in the kingdomH4437.”

17ThenH116 DanielH1841 answeredH6032 and saidH560 beforeH6925 the kingH4430, “4Keep your 5giftsH4978 for yourself or giveH3052 your rewardsH5023 to someoneH321 elseH321; howeverH1297, I will readH7123 the inscriptionH3792 to the kingH4430 and makeH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 5:16 Gen 40:8 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 5:16 Dan 5:7, 29 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 5:16 Or triumvir ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 5:17 Lit Let...be for ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 5:17 2 Kin 5:16 ↩

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