Daniel 4:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Finally there came before me Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god,[a] and in whom is a spirit of the holy gods.(A) I repeated the dream to him:
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- 4:5 After the name of my god: Belteshazzar, the Babylonian name given to Daniel at the king’s orders (1:7), is Balāṭ-šu-uṣur, “protect his life.” This passage implies a name connected with Bel, a Babylonian god. A spirit of the holy gods: or a holy divine spirit; or spirit of a holy God. See also vv. 6, 15; 5:11–12, 14; 6:4.
Daniel 4:5
King James Version
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
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Daniel 4:5
English Standard Version
5 I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and (A)the visions of my head alarmed me.
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