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Daniel 5:27-29
Revised Standard Version
Daniel 5:27-29
Revised Standard Version
27 tekel, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; 28 peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then Belshaz′zar commanded, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put about his neck, and proclamation was made concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Daniel 5:27-29
New International Version
Daniel 5:27-29
New International Version
27 Tekel[a]: You have been weighed on the scales(A) and found wanting.(B)
28 Peres[b]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(C) and Persians.”(D)
29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(E) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(F)
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.
- Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
Daniel 5:27-29
King James Version
Daniel 5:27-29
King James Version
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.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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