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Daniel 5:27-29
EasyEnglish Bible
Daniel 5:27-29
EasyEnglish Bible
27 Tekel means “weighed”. It shows that God has weighed you. But the scales show that you are too light.
28 Peres means “separate”.[a] It shows that God has cut your kingdom into two separate parts. He has given it to the people from Media and Persia.’
29 When Belshazzar heard that, he caused his servants to put purple clothes on Daniel. They put a gold chain round his neck to show that he was an important person. The king told everyone that Daniel had become the third ruler in the kingdom.
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- 5:28 Parsin and Peres are the same word. Peres is for one (singular) and Parsin is for many (plural). Peres also sounds like Persia. Persia was the country that we call Iran today.
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