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25 “Now this is the writing that was inscribed:

MENE, MENE, TEKEL UPARSIN.

26 This is the interpretation of the inscription:

MENE: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

27 TEKEL: You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting.

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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.