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832 B
832 B
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)