Daniel 5:8
“Then came in all the kings wise men, but they could not reade the writing, nor make knowen to the king the interpretation thereof.”
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Daniel 5:8 Context
6Then the kings countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the ioints of his loines were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. 7The king cried aloud to bring in the Astrologers, the Caldeans, and the soothsayers: and the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoeuer shall reade this writing, and shewe me the interpretation thereof, shall bee clothed with scarlet, and haue a chaine of gold about his necke, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdome. 8Then came in all the kings wise men, but they could not reade the writing, nor make knowen to the king the interpretation thereof. 9Then was King Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lordes were astonied. 10¶ Now the queene, by reason of the wordes of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house, and the queene spake and said, O king, liue for euer: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.
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Then came in all the king's wise [men]: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
- King James Version
Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or make known its interpretation to the king.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then all the king's wise men came in: but they were not able to make out the writing or give the sense of it to the king.
- Basic English Bible
Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
- Darby Bible
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation of it.
- Webster's Bible
Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
- World English Bible
Then coming up are all the wise men of the king, and they are not able to read the writing, and the interpretation to make known to the king;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible