Daniel 5:8

So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
BSB · Berean Standard Bible
Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
KJV · King James Version
Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the writing, and couldn’t make known to the king the interpretation.
WEB · World English Bible
Then came in all the king’s wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
ASV · American Standard Version

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

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Because, probably, it was written in the ancient Hebrew or Samaritan character.
Daniel 2:27; Daniel 4:7; Genesis 41:8; Isaiah 47:9, 12–15