unfoldingWord_en_tn/dan/05/01.md

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Belshazzar

This is the son of Nebuchadnezzar who became king after his father. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

for a thousand

"for 1,000" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

he drank wine in front of

"he drank wine in the presence of"

the containers made of gold or silver

This can be stated in active form. AT: "the gold or silver containers that the Israelites had made" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

containers

These were cups and other items that were small enough for a person to hold and to drink from them.

Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken

Here "Nebuchadnezzar" refers to Nebuchadnezzar's army. AT: "his father Nebuchadnezzar's army" or "the army of Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

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