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25 Now this is the writing that was inscribed:

mene mene tekel and parsin

26 This is the meaning of the message:

Mene[a] means that God has counted up your kingdom and paid it out or spent it.

27 Tekel[b] means that you have been weighed in the scales, and you are too light.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:26 Mene means “measured” or “counted” and suggests mina, a unit for weighing money.
  2. Daniel 5:27 Tekel means “weighed” and suggests shekel, a unit for weighing money.