Verse 6
Daniel 5:6
Free Bible Version
6
His face turned pale, and he became very frightened. His legs gave way and his knees knocked together.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֱדַ֤יִן מַלְכָּ/א֙ זִיוֺ֣/הִי שְׁנ֔וֹ/הִי וְ/רַעיֹנֹ֖/הִי יְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑/הּ וְ/קִטְרֵ֤י חַרְצֵ/הּ֙ מִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִן וְ/אַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔/הּ דָּ֥א לְ/דָ֖א נָֽקְשָֽׁן
English Translation
Now the king's splendor is frightening and her knees tremble and her limbs are like those of a deer that is caught.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 5 Context
1
King Belshazzar held a great feast for one thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine with the...
Focus ↗
2
Under the wine's influence Belshazzar ordered his servants to bring in the cups and bowls of gold an...
Focus ↗
3
So they brought in the gold cups and bowls that had been taken from the Temple of God (Elohim) in Je...
Focus ↗
4
As they drank wine they praised their gods—idols made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone...
Focus ↗
5
Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared, writing on the plaster wall of the king's palace,...
Focus ↗
6
His face turned pale, and he became very frightened. His legs gave way and his knees knocked togethe...
7
The king shouted, “Bring in the enchanters and astrologers and diviners!” He told these wise men of...
Focus ↗
8
However, after all the king's wise men had come in, they could not read the writing or explain to hi...
Focus ↗
9
This made King Belshazzar even more frightened and his face grew even paler. His nobles also were in...
Focus ↗
10
When the queen mother heard the noise the king and the nobles were making she went to the banquet ha...
Focus ↗
11
There's a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In your father's time he w...
Focus ↗
12
because Daniel (called Belteshazzar by the king) was found to have an excellent mind, full of unders...
Focus ↗
13
So Daniel was brought in before the king. The king asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the prisoners...
Focus ↗
14
I have heard about you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you were found to have under...
Focus ↗
15
Just now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and explain it to m...
Focus ↗
16
However, I'm told that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can...
Focus ↗
17
Daniel answered the king, “Keep your gifts and give your rewards to another. Even so I will read the...
Focus ↗
18
Your Majesty, the Most High God (Elohim) gave your father Nebuchadnezzar this kingdom, and power, gl...
Focus ↗
19
Because of the power he gave him, people of every nation and language trembled with fear before him....
Focus ↗
20
But when he became arrogant and hard-hearted, acting proudly, he was removed from his royal throne a...
Focus ↗
21
He was driven away from human society and his mind became like that of an animal. He lived with the...
Focus ↗
22
But you, Belshazzar, his son, have not humbled yourself, even though you knew all this.
Focus ↗
23
You have arrogantly defied the Lord of heaven and you had the cups and bowls of his Temple brought t...
Focus ↗
24
What was written on the wall was this: ‘Number, number, weigh, divide.’
Focus ↗
25
Here is the meaning: Number—God (Elohim) has numbered your reign and brought it to an end.
Focus ↗
26
Weighed—you have been weighed on the balances and you were found lacking.
Focus ↗
27
Divided—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and the Persians.”
Focus ↗
28
Then Belshazzar gave the order and Daniel was clothed in purple and had a gold chain placed around h...
Focus ↗
29
On that very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was killed
Focus ↗