Text -- Daniel 5:5 (NET)

5:5 At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Dan 5:5

¹ tn Aram “came forth.”

² sn The mention of the lampstand in this context is of interest because it suggests that the writing was in clear view.

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.