Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 116 [e] אֱדַ֙יִן֙ ’ĕ-ḏa-yin Then Adv   [עללין] [‘ā-lă-lîn - Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp   ḵ]   1a) (P'al) to go in, come in 1b) (Aphel) to bring in 1c) (Hophal) to be brought in">5954 [e] (עָֽלִּ֔ין) (‘āl-lîn, came V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp   q)   1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none">3606 [e] כֹּ֖ל kōl all N-msc 2445 [e] חַכִּימֵ֣י ḥak-kî-mê wise [men] N-mpc 4430 [e] מַלְכָּ֑א mal-kā; king's the N-msd 3809 [e] וְלָֽא־ wə-lā- but not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 1a) (P'al) to be able">3546 [e] כָהֲלִ֤ין ḵā-hă-lîn they could V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp 1a) writing, inscription 1b) written decree, written requirement">3792 [e] כְּתָבָא֙ kə-ṯā-ḇā writing the N-msd 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to call, proclaim 1a2) to read aloud, read out 1b)(Ithp'el) to be summoned, be called">7123 [e] לְמִקְרֵ֔א lə-miq-rê, read Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf   [ופשרא] [ū-p̄iš-rā - Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular determinate Conj-w | N-msd   ḵ]   6591 [e] (וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ) (ū-p̄iš-rêh or its interpretation Conj-w | N-msc | 3ms   q)   1a) (P'al) to know 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know">3046 [e] לְהוֹדָעָ֥ה lə-hō-w-ḏā-‘āh make known Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf 4430 [e] לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ lə-mal-kā. to king the Prep-l | N-msd

New American Standard Bible
Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or make known its interpretation to the king.

King James 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So all the king's wise men came in, but none could read the inscription or make its interpretation known to him.

but. Because, probably, it was written in the ancient Hebrew or Samaritan character.

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