Daniel 5:5
Konteks5:5 At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared 1 and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. 2 The king was watching the back 3 of the hand that was writing.
Daniel 9:23
Konteks9:23 At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God’s sight. 4 Therefore consider the message and understand the vision: 5
[5:5] 2 sn The mention of the lampstand in this context is of interest because it suggests that the writing was in clear view.
[5:5] 3 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.
[9:23] 4 tn Or “a precious treasure”; KJV “greatly beloved”; NASB, NIV “highly esteemed.”
[9:23] 5 tn This sentence is perhaps a compound hendiadys (“give serious consideration to the revelatory vision”).