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Daniel 5:13-15
Lexham English Bible
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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- Daniel 5:13 Literally “answered”
- Daniel 5:13 Literally “who from sons of the exile”
- Daniel 5:13 Aramaic “Jehud”
- Daniel 5:13 Literally “father”
- Daniel 5:13 Aramaic “Jehud”
- Daniel 5:15 Or “enchanters”
- Daniel 5:15 Or “interpretation”
- Daniel 5:15 Or “interpretation”
Daniel 5:13-15
New International Version
Daniel 5:13-15
New International Version
13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?(A) 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods(B) is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.(C) 15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.(D)
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