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Daniel 5:25-29

25Now thisוּדְנָ֥הu.de.NahH1836is the inscriptionכְתָבָ֖אkhe.ta.Va'H3792thatדִּ֣יdiH1768was writtenרְשִׁ֑יםre.ShimH7560:MENEמְנֵ֥אme.Ne'H4484,MENEמְנֵ֖אme.Ne'H4484,TEKELתְּקֵ֥לte.KelH8625,PARSINוּפַרְסִֽין׃u.far.SinH6537.

26Andthisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836is the interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of the messageמִלְּתָ֑אmi.le.Ta'H4406:MENEמְנֵ֕אme.Ne'H4484means that Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426has numberedמְנָֽה־me.nah-H4483the days of your reignמַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437and brought it to an endוְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃ve.hash.le.MahH8000.

27TEKELתְּקֵ֑לte.KelH8625means that you have been weighedתְּקִ֥ילְתָּהte.Ki.le.tahH8625on the scalesבְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖אve.mo.zan.Ya'H3977and foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּve.hish.te.Kha.chatH7912deficientחַסִּֽיר׃cha.SirH2627.

28PERESפְּרֵ֑סpe.ResH6537means that your kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437has been dividedפְּרִיסַת֙pe.ri.SatH6537and given overוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to the Medesלְמָדַ֥יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6540.”

29Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִן׀be.Da.yinH116Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113gave the commandאֲמַ֣ר'a.MarH560,and they clothedוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shuH3848Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeLH1841in purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711דִֽי־di-H1768,placed a goldדַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'H1722chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and proclaimedוְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּve.hakh.Ri.zuH3745himעֲל֔וֹהִי דִּֽי־a.Lo.hi di-H5922 H1768לֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'H1934the third highestתַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'H8531rulerשַׁלִּ֛יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃be.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

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