24Therefore 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 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money). : God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
27Tekel Tekel can mean weighed or shekel. : You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
28Peres Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel. : Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
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