Daniel

Daniel 5:25–29

25Now this is the inscription that was written:

MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.

26And this is the interpretation of the message:

MENEf means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

27TEKELg means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.

28PERESh means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

29Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

Footnotes

  • f 5:26 Mene sounds like the Aramaic for numbered.
  • g 5:27 Tekel sounds like the Aramaic for weighed.
  • h 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) sounds like the Aramaic for divided and for Persia.

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Daniel 5:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now thisוּדְנָ֥הū·ḏə·nāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singularH1836 this
is the inscriptionכְתָבָ֖אḵə·ṯā·ḇāNoun - masculine singular determinateH3792 writing
thatדִּ֣יdîPronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
was writtenרְשִׁ֑יםrə·šîmVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7560 inscribe, sign
MENEמְנֵ֥אmə·nêNoun - masculine singularH4484 maneh, mina, a weight
MENEמְנֵ֖אmə·nêNoun - masculine singularH4484 maneh, mina, a weight
TEKELתְּקֵ֥לtə·qêlNoun - masculine singularH8625 weigh
PARSINוּפַרְסִֽין׃ū·p̄ar·sînConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH6537 break in two

Daniel 5:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
thisדְּנָ֖הdə·nāhPronoun - masculine singularH1836 this
is the interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pə·šar-Noun - masculine singular constructH6591 interpretation
of the messageמִלְּתָ֑אmil·lə·ṯāNoun - feminine singular determinateH4406 word, thing
MENEמְנֵ֕אmə·nêNoun - masculine singularH4484 maneh, mina, a weight
means that Godאֱלָהָ֥א’ĕ·lā·hāNoun - masculine singular determinateH426 god, God
has numberedמְנָֽה־mə·nāh-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4483 count, appoint
the days of your reignמַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmal·ḵū·ṯāḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH4437 royalty, reign, kingdom
and brought it to an endוְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃wə·haš·lə·mahConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH8000 be complete

Daniel 5:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
TEKELתְּקֵ֑לtə·qêlNoun - masculine singularH8625 weigh
means that you have been weighedתְּקִ֥ילְתָּהtə·qî·lə·tāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH8625 weigh
on the scalesבְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖אḇə·mō·zan·yāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural determinateH3977
and foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּwə·hiš·tə·ḵa·ḥatConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7912 find
deficientחַסִּֽיר׃ḥas·sîrAdjective - masculine singularH2627 lacking, wanting, deficient

Daniel 5:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
PERESפְּרֵ֑סpə·rêsNoun - masculine singularH6537 break in two
means that your kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmal·ḵū·ṯāḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH4437 royalty, reign, kingdom
has been dividedפְּרִיסַת֙pə·rî·saṯVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6537 break in two
and given overוִיהִיבַ֖תwî·hî·ḇaṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH3052 give
to the Medesלְמָדַ֥יlə·mā·ḏayPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4076 Medes, Media
and Persiansוּפָרָֽס׃ū·p̄ā·rāsConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6540 Persia

Daniel 5:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִן׀bê·ḏa·yinPreposition-b; AdverbH116 then, thereupon
Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbê·lə·šaṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH1113
gave the commandאֲמַ֣ר’ă·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH560 say, tell, command
and they clothedוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּwə·hal·bî·šūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine pluralH3848 be clothed
Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙lə·ḏā·nî·yêlPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1841 Daniel
in purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֔א’ar·gə·wā·nāNoun - masculine singular determinateH711 purple, red-purple
placed a goldדַהֲבָ֖אḏa·hă·ḇāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1722 gold
chainוְהַמּוֹנְכָאwə·ham·mō·nə·ḵå̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinateH2002 necklace
aroundעַֽל־‘al-PrepositionH5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
his neckצַוְּארֵ֑הּṣaw·wə·rêhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6676 neck
and proclaimedוְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּwə·haḵ·ri·zūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine pluralH3745 make proclamation
himעֲל֔וֹהִי‘ă·lō·w·hîPreposition; third person masculine singularH5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
the third highestתַּלְתָּ֖אtal·tāAdjective - masculine singularH8531 a third part
rulerשַׁלִּ֛יטšal·lîṭAdjective - masculine singular constructH7990 having mastery, ruling
in the kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃bə·mal·ḵū·ṯāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular determinateH4437 royalty, reign, kingdom

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Daniel 5:26 Jeremiah 25:11–12 · Jeremiah 27:7 · Isaiah 47:1–15

Daniel 5:27 Job 31:6 · 1 Corinthians 3:13 · Psalm 62:9 · Jeremiah 6:30 · Ezekiel 22:18–20 · Matthew 22:11–12

Daniel 5:28 Daniel 6:28 · Isaiah 13:17 · Isaiah 21:2 · Daniel 5:31 · Isaiah 45:1–2 · Daniel 9:1 · Daniel 8:20

Daniel 5:29 Daniel 5:7 · Daniel 5:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.