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OET interlinear DAN 5:24

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. בֵּ,אדַיִן
    2. 514622,514623
    3. In then
    4. -
    5. 116
    6. S-R,D
    7. in=then
    8. S
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359839
    1. מִן
    2. 514624
    3. from
    4. -
    5. 4481
    6. S-R
    7. from
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359840
    2. 514625
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 359841
    1. קֳדָמוֹ,הִי
    2. 514626,514627
    3. before him
    4. presence
    5. 6925
    6. S-R,Sp3ms
    7. before,him
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359842
    1. שְׁלִיַחַ
    2. 514628
    3. it was sent out
    4. sent
    5. 7972
    6. V-VQp3ms
    7. it_was_sent_out
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359843
    2. 514629
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 359844
    1. פַּסָּ,א
    2. 514630,514631
    3. the palm
    4. palm
    5. 6447
    6. S-Ncmsd,Td
    7. the,palm
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359845
    1. דִי
    2. 514632
    3. of
    4. -
    5. 1768
    6. S-Tr
    7. (diy)_of
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359846
    2. 514633
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 359847
    1. יְדָ,א
    2. 514634,514635
    3. the hand
    4. hand
    5. 3028
    6. S-Ncfsd,Td
    7. the,hand
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359848
    1. וּ,כְתָבָ,א
    2. 514636,514637,514638
    3. and the writing
    4. written
    5. 3792
    6. S-C,Ncmsd,Td
    7. and,the,writing
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359849
    1. דְנָה
    2. 514639
    3. this
    4. -
    5. 1836
    6. S-Pdxms
    7. this
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359850
    1. רְשִׁים
    2. 514640
    3. it was inscribed
    4. -
    5. 7560
    6. V-VQp3ms
    7. it_was_inscribed
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359851
    2. 514641
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 359852

OET (OET-LV) In_then from before_him it_was_sent_out[fn] the_palm of the_hand and_the_writing this it_was_inscribed.

5:24 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

OET (OET-RV) “So then its from his presence that the palm of a hand was sent, and this message was written.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–31: God judged King Belshazzar

The author continued to write in the Aramaic language. He wrote about how King Belshazzar gave a big banquet and made use of the sacred treasures from the Jerusalem temple. Belshazzar saw a hand writing a mysterious message on the wall. Only Daniel was able to explain the message, that God was about to punish Belshazzar. That same night an army of Medes and Persians conquered the city and killed Belshazzar.

English versions give different headings to Daniel 5. These include:

The Handwriting on the Wall (GW)

The Writing on the Wall (NIV)

King Belshazzar’s Banquet (CEV)

In some languages it may be more natural to write the heading in the form of a clause. For example, you could say:

King Belshazzar saw a hand write on the wall.

King Belshazzar had/gave a banquet/feast.

Some versions give headings to the subsections of Daniel 5. For example, the NLT has two headings:

The Writing on the Wall (5:1)

Daniel explains the writing (5:13)

The NRSV has three headings:

Belshazzar’s Feast (5:1)

The Writing on the Wall (5:5)

The Writing on the Wall Interpreted (5:13)

You should decide the number of headings that is best in your translation. The purpose of headings is to help readers to follow the events of the story. Headings also help the reader understand the relationships between the different parts of the story. You should try not to have more headings than necessary.

Historical Background:

Nabonidus was the king of Babylon from 556 to 539 B.C. Historical records indicate that he married Nitocris, the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar, and that Belshazzar was their oldest son.See the ancient Greek historian Herodotus and the Nabonidus Chronicles. While Nabonidus was absent from Babylon during the last ten years of his reign, Belshazzar acted as king in his place.

Daniel 5 describes the last night of the Babylonian empire. From other historic sources we know that Cyrus, the king of Persia, attacked the Babylonian army during the 7th month of the year 539 B.C. On the 15th day of that month, they attacked the town of Sippar and King Nabonidus fled. The next day Cyrus’ army entered the city of Babylon without any battle and killed its ruler, Belshazzar. Daniel 5 describes what Belshazzar was doing on the last day of the Babylonian empire.

Paragraph 5:22–24

Daniel continued speaking to King Belshazzar in 5:22, but he changed the topic. He began to rebuke the king.

5:24

Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

Therefore: There are two ways to interpret the Aramaic connector that the BSB translates as Therefore:

  1. It introduces the conclusion or result of the previous action. For example:

    That is why (NJB)

    So (NRSV) (BSB, NIV, NJB, REB, GNT, CEV, NCV, NRSV, GW, NLT, NJPS, NET)

  2. It introduces a new stage of the narrative and adds emphasis. This is its usual meaning. For example

    Then (RSV) (KJV, RSV, NASB, ESV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), along with the majority of modern English versions.

He sent the hand: The Aramaic says more literally “from his presence the hand was sent.” This is a passive clause. It tells where the hand came from. God caused the hand to appear. However, in some languages it may not be natural to use the verb “to send” with the word hand. If that is true in your language, you may say:

He…made the hand appear (NJPS)

God caused the hand to be seen

the hand: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as the hand is literally “the palm of the hand.” See the Notes at 5:5a. Use the word in your language that most naturally describes the part of the body that people use to write with.

that wrote the inscription: The Aramaic text is more literally “and this inscription was written” (RSV). The BSB translates this passive clause as an active clause. Use whichever form is more natural in your language. The phrase the inscription refers to the letters or “words” (GNT) on the wall. It does not indicate what kind of tool or marker the hand used, if any.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

שְׁלִ֖יַחַ

sent

The expression was sent is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [came]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

רְשִֽׁים

inscribed

The expression was inscribed is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [appeared]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. In then
    2. -
    3. 846,3
    4. A
    5. 514622,514623
    6. S-R,D
    8. S
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359839
    1. from
    2. -
    3. 4129
    4. A
    5. 514624
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359840
    1. before him
    2. presence
    3. 6789,1978
    4. A
    5. 514626,514627
    6. S-R,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359842
    1. it was sent out
    2. sent
    3. 7473
    4. A
    5. 514628
    6. V-VQp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359843
    1. the palm
    2. palm
    3. 6313,1
    4. A
    5. 514630,514631
    6. S-Ncmsd,Td
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359845
    1. of
    2. -
    3. 1654
    4. A
    5. 514632
    6. S-Tr
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359846
    1. the hand
    2. hand
    3. 3119,1
    4. A
    5. 514634,514635
    6. S-Ncfsd,Td
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359848
    1. and the writing
    2. written
    3. 1987,3476,1
    4. A
    5. 514636,514637,514638
    6. S-C,Ncmsd,Td
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359849
    1. this
    2. -
    3. 1638
    4. A
    5. 514639
    6. S-Pdxms
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359850
    1. it was inscribed
    2. -
    3. 7105
    4. A
    5. 514640
    6. V-VQp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 359851

OET (OET-LV) In_then from before_him it_was_sent_out[fn] the_palm of the_hand and_the_writing this it_was_inscribed.

5:24 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

OET (OET-RV) “So then its from his presence that the palm of a hand was sent, and this message was written.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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