Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

At that moment the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the king’s palace wall next to the lampstand. As the king watched the hand that was writing,

New American Standard Bible

Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

At that moment, humanlike fingers of a hand appeared near the lamp stand of the royal palace and wrote on the plaster of the wall.

A Conservative Version

In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand came forth, and wrote opposite the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace. And the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing opposite the lampstand on [a well-lit area of] the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the part of the hand that did the writing.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

In the same moment went forth fingers of a man's hand and wrote before the candlestick upon the lime of the wall of the temple of the king: and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.

King James 2000

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote opposite the lampstand upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Immediately} {human fingers} appeared and they wrote {opposite} the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king, and the king was watching the palm of the hand that was writing.

Modern King James verseion

At that moment fingers of a man's hand came out and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace across from the lampstand. And the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

In the very same hour there appeared fingers, as it had been of a man's hand writing, right over against the candlestick upon the plain wall in the king's palace: and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.

NET Bible

At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.

New Heart English Bible

In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

The Emphasized Bible

Immediately, came forth the fingers of the hand of a man, and wrote,, over against the chandelier, upon the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king, - and, the king, saw the part of the hand which was writing,

Webster

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.

World English Bible

In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In the same hour
שׁעה 
Sha`ah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

נפק 
N@phaq (Aramaic) 
Usage: 11

אצבּע 
'etsba` (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

of a man's
אנשׁ אנשׁ 
'enash (Aramaic) 
Usage: 25

יד 
Yad (Aramaic) 
Usage: 17

and wrote
כּתב 
K@thab (Aramaic) 
Usage: 8

קבל קבל 
Q@bel (Aramaic) 
Usage: 29

נברשׁא 
Nebr@sha' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

על 
`al (Aramaic) 
Usage: 102

the plaister
גּיר 
Giyr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

of the wall
כּתל 
K@thal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

of the king's
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

היכל 
heykal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 13

and the king
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

saw
חזה חזא 
Chaza' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 31

the part
פּס 
Pac (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

of the hand
יד 
Yad (Aramaic) 
Usage: 17

References

Context Readings

The Handwriting On The Wall

4 They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. 5 At that moment the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the king’s palace wall next to the lampstand. As the king watched the hand that was writing, 6 his face turned pale, and his thoughts so terrified him that his hip joints shook and his knees knocked together.



Cross References

Daniel 4:31

While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared that the kingdom has departed from you.

Job 20:5

the joy of the wicked has been brief
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?

Psalm 78:30-31

Before they had satisfied their desire,
while the food was still in their mouths,

Proverbs 29:1

One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.

Daniel 4:33

At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was executed. He was driven away from people. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky, until his hair grew like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

Daniel 5:8

So all the king’s wise men came in, but none could read the inscription or make its interpretation known to him.

Daniel 5:15

Now the wise men and mediums were brought before me to read this inscription and make its interpretation known to me, but they could not give its interpretation.

Daniel 5:24-28

Therefore, He sent the hand, and this writing was inscribed.

Luke 12:19-20

Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’

Colossians 2:14

He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross.

1 Thessalonians 5:2-3

For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

Revelation 20:12-15

I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books.

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