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Berean Standard Bible

“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,”

Daniel 5:5

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King Belshazzar is hosting a great banquet and has ordered the gold vessels taken from the Jerusalem temple to be used for toasting his gods.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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,

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

En aquella misma hora salieron unos dedos de mano de hombre, y escribían delante del candelero sobre lo encalado de la pared del palacio real, y el rey veía la palma de la mano que escribía.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

De repente, mientras estaban bebiendo de estas copas, vieron los dedos de la mano de un hombre escribiendo sobre la parte alta de la pared, detrás del candelabro. El rey mismo podía ver la mano que escribía.

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