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25 This is the written inscription:

MENE, MENE, TEKEL and PARSIN

26 These are the meanings of the words:

MENE: God has audited[a] your kingdom—and has ended it.

27 TEKEL: You’ve been weighed on the scales—and you don’t measure up.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:26 Lit. numbered
  2. Daniel 5:27 Lit. and found lacking

25 “This is the inscription that was written:

mene, mene, tekel, parsin

26 “Here is what these words mean:

Mene[a]: God has numbered the days(A) of your reign and brought it to an end.(B)

27 Tekel[b]: You have been weighed on the scales(C) and found wanting.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
  2. Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.