Daniel 5:27

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Daniel 5:27

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

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WEB

World English Bible

TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.

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ASV

American Standard Version

TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Daniel 5

²⁵ Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.

²⁶ And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

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

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

²⁹ Then 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.

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