Daniel 5:15
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
KJV
Et nunc introgressi sunt in conspectu meo sapientes magi, ut scripturam hanc legerent, et interpretationem ejus indicarent mihi : et nequiverunt sensum hujus sermonis edicere.
Vulgate
And now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.
ASV
וּ/כְעַ֞ן הֻעַ֣לּוּ קָֽדָמַ֗/י חַכִּֽימַיָּ/א֙ אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔/א דִּֽי כְתָבָ֤/ה דְנָה֙ יִקְר֔וֹן וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ לְ/הוֹדָעֻתַ֑/נִי וְ/לָֽא כָהֲלִ֥ין פְּשַֽׁר מִלְּתָ֖/א לְ/הַחֲוָיָֽה
Hebrew
And now the wise men, the magicians, have come in before me, to read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof; and they could not declare to me the meaning of this writing.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
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Cross-references
- Dan 4:18 — This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretat
- Dan 5:5 — 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.
- Dan 5:7 — The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interp
- Isa 47:12 — Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.