Verse List for DAN 5:5

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OET (OET-RV) Suddenly, the fingers of a human hand appeared and started writing on the plaster on the king’s palace wall, opposite the lampstand. When the king saw the back of the hand that was writing,

OET-LV At_it the_moment they _went _forth[fn] fingers of a _hand _of a _human and_they_were_writing (to)_before the_candlestick on the_plaster of the _wall _of the _palace of Oh/the_king and_the_king was_seeing the _palm _of the _hand which was_writing.

ULT In that moment, the fingers of the hand of a man came out, and they were writing, before the lampstand, on the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king. And the king was seeing the palm of the hand that was writing.

UST Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand appeared. They started writing on the plaster of a section of the wall of the royal palace. A lamp was shining on that section, so the king could see the palm of the hand as it was writing.

BSB & MSB At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,

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WEBBE & WMBB In the same hour, the fingers of a man’s hand came out and wrote near the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace. The king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

NET At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.

LSV In that hour fingers of a man’s hand have come forth, and they are writing in front of the lampstand, on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king is seeing the extremity of the hand that is writing;

FBV Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared, writing on the plaster wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand. The king watched the hand as it wrote.

T4T Suddenly they saw a man’s hand writing on the plaster of the wall opposite the lampstand. The king also saw the hand as it was writing.

LEB _⌊Immediately_⌋[fn] _⌊human fingers_⌋[fn] appeared and they wrote _⌊opposite_⌋[fn] the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king, and the king was watching[fn] the palm of the hand that was writing.

BBE In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.

Moff That very hour, the fingers of a man’s hand appeared, writing on the plaster of the royal palace, opposite the lampstand. The king saw the palm of the hand as it wrote,

JPS In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.

ASV In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

DRA In the same hour there appeared fingers, as it were of the hand of a man, writing over against the candlestick upon the surface of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king beheld the joints of the hand that wrote.

YLT In that hour come forth have fingers of a man's hand, and they are writing over-against the candlestick, on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king is seeing the extremity of the hand that is writing;

Drby In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

RV In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
(In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.)

SLT In the same moment went forth fingers of a man’s hand and wrote before the candlestick upon the lime of the wall of the temple of the king: and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.

Wbstr In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

KJB-1769 ¶ In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
(¶ In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.)

KJB-1611 ¶ In the same houre came forth fingers of a mans hand, and wrote ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaister of the wall of the Kings palace, and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps In the very same houre there appeared fingers of a mans hande wryting right ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaster of the wall of the kinges palace, and the king sawe the knockles of the hande that wrote.
(In the very same hour there appeared fingers of a mans hand writing right over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the kings palace, and the king saw the knockles of the hand that wrote.)

Gnva At the same houre appeared fingers of a mans hand, which wrote ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaister of the wall of ye Kings palace, and the King sawe the palme of the hand that wrote.
(At the same hour appeared fingers of a mans hand, which wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of ye/you_all Kings palace, and the King saw the palm of the hand that wrote.)

Cvdl In the very same houre there appeared fyngers, as it had bene of a mans honde writynge, right ouer agaynst the candelsticke vpon the playne wall in the kynges palace: and the kynge sawe the palme of ye honde yt wrote.
(In the very same hour there appeared fingers, as it had been of a mans hand writing, right over against the candlestick upon the plain wall in the kings palace: and the king saw the palm of ye/you_all hand it wrote.)

Wycl In the same our fyngris apperiden, as of the hond of a man, writynge ayens the candilstike, in the pleyn part of the wal of the kyngis halle; and the kyng bihelde the fyngris of the hond writynge.
(In the same our fingers appeared, as of the hand of a man, writing against the candlestick, in the plain part of the wall of the kings hall; and the king beheld the fingers of the hand writing.)

Luth Eben zur selbigen Stunde gingen hervor Finger, als einer Menschenhand, die schrieben, gegenüber dem Leuchter, auf die getünchte Wand in dem königlichen Saal. Und der König ward gewahr der Hand, die da schrieb.
(Eben to/for same hour went out finger, as one/a peoplehand, the wrote, opposite to_him candlestick/chandelier, on/in/to the getünchte wall in to_him royal room. And the/of_the king what/which aware the/of_the hand, the there wrote.)

ClVg In eadem hora apparuerunt digiti, quasi manus hominis scribentis contra candelabrum in superficie parietis aulæ regiæ: et rex aspiciebat articulos manus scribentis.
(In the_same hour they_appeared fingers, as_if hands of_man scribentis on_the_contrary candlestick in/into/on on_the_surface will_give_birthis aulæ royal: and king was_looking articulos hands scribentis.)

UHB בַּ⁠הּ־שַׁעֲתָ֗⁠ה נפקו אֶצְבְּעָן֙ דִּ֣י יַד־אֱנָ֔שׁ וְ⁠כָֽתְבָן֙ לָ⁠קֳבֵ֣ל נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔⁠א עַל־גִּירָ֕⁠א דִּֽי־כְתַ֥ל הֵיכְלָ֖⁠א דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֑⁠א וּ⁠מַלְכָּ֣⁠א חָזֵ֔ה פַּ֥ס יְדָ֖⁠ה דִּ֥י כָתְבָֽה׃ ‡

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