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Daniel 5:25-27
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25 “And this is the inscription that was written:

[a]MENE, MENE, [b]TEKEL, [c]UPHARSIN.

26 This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; 27 TEKEL: (A)You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting;

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  1. Daniel 5:25 Lit. a mina (50 shekels) from the verb “to number”
  2. Daniel 5:25 Lit. a shekel from the verb “to weigh”
  3. Daniel 5:25 Lit. and half-shekels from the verb “to divide”; pl. of Peres, v. 28
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Daniel 5:25-27
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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.
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