24 Then the [a]fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written.

25 “And this is the inscription that was written:

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

26 This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it;

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:24 Lit. palm
  2. Daniel 5:25 Lit. a mina (50 shekels) from the verb “to number”
  3. Daniel 5:25 Lit. a shekel from the verb “to weigh”
  4. Daniel 5:25 Lit. and half-shekels from the verb “to divide”; pl. of Peres, v. 28

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