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Daniel 5:13-15
Lexham English Bible

Daniel Deciphers and Interprets the Writing

13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king, and the king spoke[a] and said to Daniel, “You are Daniel who are one of the exiles[b] of Judah[c] whom my predecessor,[d] the king, brought from Judah.[e] 14 And I have heard that a spirit of the gods is in you and enlightenment and insight and excellent wisdom was found in you. 15 And now the wise men and the conjurers[f] were brought in before me so that they could read this writing in order to make its explanation[g] known to me, but they were not able to disclose the explanation[h] of the matter.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:13 Literally “answered”
  2. Daniel 5:13 Literally “who from sons of the exile”
  3. Daniel 5:13 Aramaic “Jehud”
  4. Daniel 5:13 Literally “father”
  5. Daniel 5:13 Aramaic “Jehud”
  6. Daniel 5:15 Or “enchanters”
  7. Daniel 5:15 Or “interpretation”
  8. Daniel 5:15 Or “interpretation”
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