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Daniel 5:7-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 5:7-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
7 The king called aloud to bring in the (A)conjurers, the [a]Chaldeans and the diviners. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be (B)clothed with purple and have a (C)necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as [b](D)third ruler in the kingdom.” 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but (E)they could not read the inscription or make known its interpretation to the king. 9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly (F)alarmed, his [c](G)face grew even paler, and his nobles were perplexed.
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- Daniel 5:7 Or master astrologers
- Daniel 5:7 Or a triumvir
- Daniel 5:9 Lit brightness was changing upon him
Daniel 5:7-9
New International Version
Daniel 5:7-9
New International Version
7 The king summoned the enchanters,(A) astrologers[a](B) and diviners.(C) Then he said to these wise(D) men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck,(E) and he will be made the third(F) highest ruler in the kingdom.”(G)
8 Then all the king’s wise men(H) came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.(I) 9 So King Belshazzar became even more terrified(J) and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled.
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11
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