Verse List for DAN 5:8

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) When all the king’s wise men of the king got there, none of them could read the writing or tell the king what it meant.

OET-LV then were_going _in[fn] all _of the _wise _men _of Oh/the_king and_not they_were_able the_writing to_read _aloud and_its_interpretation[fn] to_make _known to_the_king.

ULT Then all of the wise men of the king were coming in, but they were not being able to read the writing or to make the king know the interpretation.

UST Then all the wise men whom the king had summoned came in. But none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant.

BSB & MSB So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for [him].

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE & WMBB Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the writing, and couldn’t make known to the king the interpretation.

NET So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its interpretation to the king.

LSV Then all the wise men of the king are coming up, and they are not able to read the writing, and to make known the interpretation to the king;

FBV However, after all the king's wise men had come in, they could not read the writing or explain to him what it meant.

T4T But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.

LEB Then all the wise men of the king came in, but they were not able to read the writing or to make known its explanation.[fn]

BBE Then all the king's wise men came in: but they were not able to make out the writing or give the sense of it to the king.

Moff But not one of all the king’s sages could read the writing or explain the meaning of it to the king.

JPS Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

ASV Then came in all the king’s wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

DRA Then came in all the king’s wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king.

YLT Then coming up are all the wise men of the king, and they are not able to read the writing, and the interpretation to make known to the king;

Drby Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

RV Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

SLT Then came in all the king’s wise ones: and they were not able to read the writing, and to make known the interpretation to the king.

Wbstr Then came in all the king's wise men : but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation of it.

KJB-1769 Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.

KJB-1611 Then came in all the kings wise men, but they could not reade the writing, nor make knowen to the king the interpretation thereof.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Upon this came al the kinges wise men, but they coulde neither reade the wryting, nor shewe the king the interpretation.
(Upon this came all the kings wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor show the king the interpretation.)

Gnva Then came all the Kings wise men, but they could neither reade the writing, nor shewe the King the interpretation.
(Then came all the Kings wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor show the King the interpretation.)

Cvdl Vpon this, came all the kynges wyse men: but they coude nether rede the wrytinge, ner shewe the kynge what it signified.
(Upon this, came all the kings wise men: but they could neither read the writing, nor show the king what it signified.)

Wycl Thanne alle the wise men of the kyng entriden, and miyten not rede the scripture, nether schewe to the kyng the interpretyng therof.
(Then all the wise men of the king entered, and might not read the scripture, neither show to the king the interpreting thereof.)

Luth Da wurden alle Weisen des Königs heraufgebracht; aber sie konnten weder die Schrift lesen noch die Deutung dem Könige anzeigen.
(So became all wise_(men) the kings brought_up; but they/she/them could neither the writing read still the interpretation to_him king(s) show/display(v).)

ClVg Tunc ingressi omnes sapientes regis non potuerunt nec scripturam legere, nec interpretationem indicare regi.
(Then having_entered everyone wise_people king not/no they_could but_not writing to_read, but_not interpretation to_indicate to_rule.)

UHB אֱדַ֨יִן֙ עללין כֹּ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֑⁠א וְ⁠לָֽא־כָהֲלִ֤ין כְּתָבָ⁠א֙ לְ⁠מִקְרֵ֔א ו⁠פשר⁠א לְ⁠הוֹדָעָ֥ה לְ⁠מַלְכָּֽ⁠א׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX DAN book available

BrTr No BrTr DAN book available