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Daniel 5:28-30
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Daniel 5:28-30
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
28 peres,[a] your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed in purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made concerning him that he should rank third in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
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- Daniel 5:28 The singular of Parsin
Daniel 5:28-30
King James Version
Daniel 5:28-30
King James Version
28 Peres; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
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Daniel 5:28-30
New International Version
Daniel 5:28-30
New International Version
29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(C) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(D)
30 That very night Belshazzar,(E) king(F) of the Babylonians,[b] was slain,(G)
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
- Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans
Daniel 5:28-30
New King James Version
Daniel 5:28-30
New King James Version
28 PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the (A)Medes and (B)Persians.”[a] 29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him (C)that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Belshazzar’s Fall
30 (D)That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.
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- Daniel 5:28 Aram. Paras, consonant with Peres
Daniel 5:28-30
English Standard Version
Daniel 5:28-30
English Standard Version
28 Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to (A)the Medes and (B)Persians.”[a]
29 Then (C)Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel (D)was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 (E)That very night (F)Belshazzar the (G)Chaldean king was killed.
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- Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) sounds like the Aramaic for divided and for Persia
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