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Daniel 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.

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בַּהּbahinבַּהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inשַׁעֲתָ֗הshaatahhourשָׁעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “hour”, the definite formH8160properly, a look, i.e. a momenthour.נפקוnfqvcome forthנְפַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “come forth”, a completed actionH5312to issue; causatively, to bring outcome (go, take) forth (out).נְפַ֨קָה֙nefaqahcome forthנְפַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “come forth”, a completed actionH5312to issue; causatively, to bring outcome (go, take) forth (out).אֶצְבְּעָן֙etsbeanfingerאֶצְבַּעnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “finger”, the ordinary formH677{something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe}finger, toe.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.יַדyadhandיַדnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3028{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}hand, power.אֱנָ֔שׁenashmanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.וְכָֽתְבָן֙vekhatevanand writeכְּתַבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and write”, a verb used as a describing wordH3790{to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}write(-ten).לָקֳבֵ֣לlaqovelto beforeקְבֵלpreposition, preposition — “to before”H6903(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אnevrashtacandlestickנֶבְרְשָׁאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “candlestick”, the definite formH5043a light; plural (collectively) a chandeliercandlestick.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.גִּירָ֕אgiraplasterגִּירnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “plaster”, the definite formH1528limeplaster.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.כְתַ֥לkhetalwallכְּתַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3797{a wall (as gathering inmates)}wall.הֵיכְלָ֖אheykhlapalaceהֵיכַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “palace”, the definite formH1965{a large public building, such as a palace or temple}palace, temple.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.מַלְכָּ֑אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וּמַלְכָּ֣אumalkaand kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.חָזֵ֔הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be wont”, a verb used as a describing wordH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.פַּ֥סpasparticipleפַּסnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “participle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6447the palm (of the hand, as being spread out)participleיְדָ֖הyedahhandיַדnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “hand”, the definite formH3028{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}hand, power.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.כָתְבָֽהkhatevahwriteכְּתַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “write”, a verb used as a describing wordH3790{to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}write(-ten).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the same hour came forth 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 palm of the hand that wrote.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

In that hour come forth have fingers of a man's hand, and they are writing over-against the candlestick, on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king is seeing the extremity of the hand that is writing;

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

In the same hour came forth 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.

Douay-Rheims

In the same hour there appeared fingers, as it were of the hand of a man, writing over against the candlestick upon the surface of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king beheld the joints of the hand that wrote.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the same hour came forth 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 palm of the hand that wrote.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote in front of the lamp on the plaster of the wall of the king's house: and the king saw the knuckles of the hand that wrote.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐξῆλθον δάκτυλοι χειρὸς ἀνθρώπου, καὶ ἔγραφον κατέναντι τῆς λαμπάδος ἐπὶ τὸ κονίαμα τοῦ τοίχου τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐθεώρει τοὺς ἀστραγάλους τῆς χειρὸς τῆς γραφούσης.