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25 “This is the inscription that was written:

MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

26 “This is the interpretation of the message:

Mene:[a] God has numbered your kingdom and put an end to it.

27 Tekel:[b] you have been weighed in the balances and are found wanting.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:26 Meaning to number.
  2. Daniel 5:27 Meaning to weigh.

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.