Daniel 5:25 — “This is the inscription that was written, ‘mene, mene, tekel, upharsin [number… — AMP | maBible
Read Daniel 5:25 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Daniel 5.25, Daniel 5v25, Dn. 5:25. “This is the inscription that was written, ‘mene, mene, tekel, upharsin [numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided].’
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25 “This is the inscription that was written, ‘mene, mene, tekel, upharsin [numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided].’
Notes and references
These words are ordinary Aramaic from that time, so some commentators have speculated that the wise men recognized them but just could not put them into orderly sentences. Yet here Daniel seems to clearly “read” the words simply by pronouncing them in Aramaic (cf note v 8). His interpretation (vv 2…