Daniel 2:45

2:45 You saw that a stone was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands; it smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to the king what will occur in the future. ¹  The dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable.”

Daniel 5:5

5:5 At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared ²  and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. ³  The king was watching the back ⁴  of the hand that was writing.

Daniel 6:13

6:13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the captives ⁵  from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the edict that you issued. Three times daily he offers his prayer.” ⁶ 

Daniel 3:29

3:29 I hereby decree ⁷  that any people, nation, or language group that blasphemes ⁸  the god of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego will be dismembered and his home reduced to rubble! For there exists no other god who can deliver in this way.”

[2:45]  ¹ tn Aram “after this.”

[5:5]  ² tn Aram “came forth.”

[5:5]  ³ sn The mention of the lampstand in this context is of interest because it suggests that the writing was in clear view.

[5:5]  ⁴ 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.

[6:13]  ³ tn Aram “from the sons of the captivity [of].”

[6:13]  ⁴ tn Aram “prays his prayer.”

[3:29]  ⁴ tn Aram “from me is placed an edict.”

[3:29]  ⁵ tn Aram “speaks negligence.”