Daniel 5:24-28
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
24 “So from his presence the hand was sent and this writing was inscribed. 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: mene, mene, tekel, and parsin. 26 This is the interpretation of the matter: mene, God has numbered the days of[a] your kingdom and brought it to an end; 27 tekel, you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting; 28 peres,[b] your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
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- Daniel 5:26 Aram lacks the days of
- Daniel 5:28 The singular of Parsin
Daniel 5:24-28
Authorized (King James) Version
24 then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
25 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
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Daniel 5:24-28
English Standard Version
24 “Then from his presence (A)the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed. 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. 26 This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, God has numbered[a] the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; 27 Tekel, (B)you have been weighed[b] in the balances and found wanting; 28 Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to (C)the Medes and (D)Persians.”[c]
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- Daniel 5:26 Mene sounds like the Aramaic for numbered
- Daniel 5:27 Tekel sounds like the Aramaic for weighed
- Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) sounds like the Aramaic for divided and for Persia
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