Daniel 5:8
ContextNET © | So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its 1 interpretation to the king. |
NIV © | Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. |
NASB © | Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or make known its interpretation to the king. |
NLT © | But when all the king’s wise men came in, none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant. |
MSG © | One after the other they tried, but could make no sense of it. They could neither read what was written nor interpret it to the king. |
BBE © | 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. |
NRSV © | Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king the interpretation. |
NKJV © | Now all the king’s wise men came, but they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation. |
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NET © | So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its 1 interpretation to the king. |
NET © Notes |
1 tc Read וּפִשְׁרֵהּ (ufishreh) with the Qere rather than וּפִשְׁרָא (ufishra’) of the Kethib. |