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Daniel 5:8-10
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8 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.[a] 9 Then the king, Belshazzar, became greatly terrified, and his facial features[b] changed upon him, and his lords[c] were perplexed.

10 Because of the words of the king and his lords,[d] the queen came into the banqueting hall[e] and the queen spoke up[f] and said, “O king, live forever,[g] and let not your thoughts terrify you and do not let your facial expressions grow pale.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:8 Aramaic “the explanation/ interpretation”
  2. Daniel 5:9 Literally “shining of his face”
  3. Daniel 5:9 Or “nobles”
  4. Daniel 5:10 Or “nobles”
  5. Daniel 5:10 Literally “the house of the drinking”
  6. Daniel 5:10 Literally “answered”
  7. Daniel 5:10 Literally “to eternity”
  8. Daniel 5:10 Literally “change”
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