New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 5:5-9

5SuddenlyH8160 the fingersH677 of a humanH606 handH3028 emergedH5312 and began writingH3790 oppositeH6903 the lampstandH5043 on the plasterH1528 of the wallH3797 of the king’sH4430 palaceH1965, and the kingH4430 sawH2370 the backH6447 of the handH3028 that did the writingH3790. 6ThenH116 the king’sH4430 1 2faceH2122 becameH8133 paleH8133 and his thoughtsH7476 alarmedH927 him, and his 3hipH2783 jointsH7001 4loosenedH8271 and his 5kneesH755 began knockingH5368 togetherH1668. 7The kingH4430 calledH7123 aloudH2429 to bringH5954 inH5954 the 6sorcerersH826, the 7ChaldeansH3779, and the divinersH1505. The kingH4430 beganH6032 speakingH6032 and saidH560 to the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895, “AnyoneH3606 H606 whoH1768 can readH7123 thisH1836 inscriptionH3792 and explainH2331 its interpretationH6591 to me shall be 8clothedH3848 with purpleH711 and have a 9necklaceH2002 of goldH1722 aroundH5922 his neckH6676, and haveH7981 authorityH7981 as 10thirdH8533 ruler in the kingdomH4437.” 8ThenH116 allH3606 the king’sH4430 wiseH2445 menH2445 cameH5954 inH5954, but 11they couldH3546 not readH7123 the inscriptionH3792 or makeH3046 knownH3046 its interpretationH6591 to the kingH4430. 9ThenH116 KingH4430 BelshazzarH1113 was greatlyH7690 12alarmedH927, his 13 14faceH2122 grewH8133 even more paleH8133, and his noblesH7261 were perplexedH7672.

Notes

1. Daniel 5:6 Lit brightness changed for him ↩
2. Daniel 5:6 Dan 5:9, 10; 7:28 ↩
3. Daniel 5:6 Ps 69:23 ↩
4. Daniel 5:6 Or shook ↩
5. Daniel 5:6 Ezek 7:17; 21:7; Nah 2:10 ↩
6. Daniel 5:7 Is 44:25; 47:13; Dan 4:6, 7; 5:11, 15 ↩
7. Daniel 5:7 I.e., probably master astrologers, diviners, etc., and so throughout the ch ↩
8. Daniel 5:7 Gen 41:42-44; Dan 5:16, 29 ↩
9. Daniel 5:7 Ezek 16:11 ↩
10. Daniel 5:7 Dan 2:48; 5:16, 29; 6:2, 3 ↩
11. Daniel 5:8 Gen 41:8; Dan 2:27; 4:7; 5:15 ↩
12. Daniel 5:9 Job 18:11; Is 21:2-4; Jer 6:24; Dan 2:1; 5:6 ↩
13. Daniel 5:9 Lit brightness was changing upon him ↩
14. Daniel 5:9 Is 13:6-8 ↩