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Galatians 4:4-5
New International Version
Galatians 4:4-5
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4 But when the set time had fully come,(A) God sent his Son,(B) born of a woman,(C) born under the law,(D) 5 to redeem(E) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(F) to sonship.[a](G)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
Daniel 5:24-31
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Daniel 5:24-31
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]
29 Then (E)Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel (F)was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 (G)That very night (H)Belshazzar the (I)Chaldean king was killed. 31 [d] And (J)Darius (K)the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
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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
- Daniel 5:31 Ch 6:1 in Aramaic
Daniel 5:24-31
New International Version
Daniel 5:24-31
New International Version
24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
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)
28 Peres[c]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(E) and Persians.”(F)
29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(G) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(H)
30 That very night Belshazzar,(I) king(J) of the Babylonians,[d] was slain,(K) 31 and Darius(L) the Mede(M) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.[e]
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
- 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 5:30 Or Chaldeans
- Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.
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