Daniel 5:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

man: or, grandee. Chaldee. g ebar. Same as App-14.

spirit. Chaldee. ruach. App-9.

holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.

gods. Chaldee. 'elahin (plural) App-4.

made master of the magicians. See Daniel 2:48. See note on Daniel 2:2.

Daniel 5:11

11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy fathere light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;