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25 These are the words that were written on the wall:

mene, mene, tekel, uparsin.

26 “This is what these words mean:

Mene[a]:
    God has counted the days until your kingdom will end.
27 Tekel[b]:
    You have been weighed on the scales and found not good enough.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:26 Mene A weight, like the Hebrew word “mina.” This is like the word “to count.”
  2. Daniel 5:27 Tekel A weight, like the Hebrew word “shekel.” This word is like the word meaning “to weigh.”

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