25 “This is the inscription that was written:

mene, mene, tekel, parsin

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25 And this is the writing that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.

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25 “And this is the inscription that was written:

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

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Footnotes

  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

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)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).

26 This is the interpretation of the thing: Mene; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

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

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