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Daniel 5:5
New English Translation

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

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  1. Daniel 5:5 tn Aram “came forth.”
  2. Daniel 5:5 sn The mention of the lampstand in this context is of interest because it suggests that the writing was in clear view.
  3. Daniel 5:5 tn While Aramaic פַּס (pas) can mean the palm of the hand, here it seems to be the back of the hand that is intended.
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