DAN 5:24 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

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.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then from his presence the palm of a hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE Then the part of the hand was sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Therefore the palm of a hand was sent from him, and this writing was inscribed.

LSV Then from before Him is the extremity of the hand sent, and the writing is noted down;

FBV That's why he sent the hand to write this message.

T4T So God sent that hand to write a message for you.

LEB So then the palm of the hand was sent out from his presence and this writing was inscribed.

BBE Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.

Moff No Moff DAN 5:24 verse available

JPS then was the palm of the hand sent from before Him, and this writing was inscribed.

ASV Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.

DRA Wherefore he hath sent the part of the hand which hath written this that is set down.

YLT 'Then from before Him sent is the extremity of the hand, and the writing is noted down;

Drby then from before him was sent the part of the hand, and this writing hath been written.

RV Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.

SLT At that time from before him was sent the palm of the hand, and this writing written.

Wbstr Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

KJB-1769 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

KJB-1611 Then was the part of the hand sent from him, and this writing was written.
(Same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Then was the knockles of the hand sent from him, and hath written this writing.
(Then was the knockles of the hand sent from him, and hath/has written this writing.)

Gnva Then was the palme of the hand sent from him, and hath written this writing.
(Then was the palm of the hand sent from him, and hath/has written this writing. )

Cvdl Therfore is the palme off this honde sent hither from him, to token vp this wrytinge.
(Therefore is the palm off this hand sent hither/here from him, to token up this writing.)

Wycl Therfor the fyngur of the hond was sent of hym, which hond wroot this thing that is writun.
(Therefore the finger of the hand was sent of him, which hand wrote this thing that is written.)

Luth Darum ist von ihm gesandt diese Hand und diese Schrift, die da verzeichnet stehen.
(Therefore is from him sent this/these hand and this/these writing, the there recorded stand.)

ClVg Idcirco ab eo missus est articulus manus, quæ scripsit hoc quod exaratum est.
(Therefore away by_him missus it_is articulus hands, which wrote this that exaratum it_is. )

SOTN 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.

That is the reason God made the hand appear and write these words on the wall.
And so God caused the hand to write this message on the wall.

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

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)
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.

Parallel DAN 5:24

Section 5:1–31: God judged King Belshazzar

Paragraph 5:22–24

5:24