Daniel read it "Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin" and explained it to mean that God had "numbered" the kingdom of Belshazzar and brought it to an end; that the king had been weighed and found wanting; and that his kingdom was divided and given to the Medes and Persians (Dan. v. 1-28...
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Daniel 5:26 In-Context 24 Darum ist von ihm gesandt diese Hand und diese Schrift, die da verzeichnet steht. 25 Das aber ist die Schrift, allda verzeichnet: Mene, mene, Tekel, U-pharsin. 26 Und sie bedeutet dies: Mene, das ist ...
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.EasyEnglish Bible (EASY) EasyEnglish Bible Copyright © MissionAssist 2019 - Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1162807. Used by permission...
Mene, Numbered, Mene, Numbered, Tekel, Weighted, Upharsin. Divided. From this arrangement it will be at once seen that the interpretation proposed by Daniel was not one that would have been likely to have occurred to anyone. Mene - מנא menê'. This word is a passive participle...