Daniel 5
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Daniel 5:25-29

25Now thisH1836 is the inscriptionH3792 thatH1768 was writtenH7560:

MENEH4484, MENEH4484, TEKELH8625, PARSINH6537.

26And thisH1836 is the interpretationH6591 of the messageH4406:

MENEH44841 means that GodH426 has numberedH4483 the days of your reignH4437 and brought it to an endH8000. 27TEKELH86252 means that you have been weighedH8625 on the scalesH3977 and foundH7912 deficientH2627. 28PERESH65373 means that your kingdomH4437 has been dividedH6537 and given overH3052 to the MedesH4076 and PersiansH6540.”

29ThenH116 BelshazzarH1113 gave the commandH560, and they clothedH3848 DanielH1841 in purpleH711, placed a goldH1722 chainH2002 aroundH5922 his neckH6676, and proclaimedH3745 himH5922H1768 the third highestH8531 rulerH7990 in the kingdomH4437.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 5:26 Mene sounds like the Aramaic for numbered. ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 5:27 Tekel sounds like the Aramaic for weighed. ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) sounds like the Aramaic for divided and for Persia. ↩

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