Daniel 5:24

Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrative occurs during Belshazzar’s feast when a human hand appears in the royal palace to write on the wall. This event follows directly after the king’s refusal to glorify the God who holds his breath and directs his ways.

The words — The Hebrew term אֲדַיִן (ada/yin) translates literally to “then” or “therefore,” while שְׁלִיַחַ (sheliya’ach) means “it was sent out.” These terms grammatically bind the preceding warning to the immediate execution of the written message.

The thread — The hand’s initial appearance is recorded in Daniel 5:5, and the exact text it produces is enumerated in Daniel 5:25. This structural placement confirms the inscription originates from the divine sender rather than human agency.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that divine judgment executes without delay when glory is withheld from God. It demands a clear recognition that human exaltation triggers a direct, unmediated response from the sovereign.

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The Hebrew words

בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be./Da.yin<in>/ then מִן־min-from קֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo./hibefore/ him שְׁלִ֖יַחַshe.Li.ya.achit was sent out פַּסָּ֣אpa.Sa/'palm/ the דִֽי־di-of יְדָ֑אye.Da/'hand/ the וּכְתָבָ֥אu./khe.ta.Va/'and/ writing/ the דְנָ֖הde.Nahthis רְשִֽׁים׃re.Shimit was inscribed

King James Version

Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

Cross-references

Daniel 5:5 At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,