Daniel 5:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.”
Daniel 5:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 5:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 5:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.”
Daniel 5:27 — World English Bible
Daniel 5:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. ”
Daniel 5:27 — American Standard Version
Daniel 5:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Weighed--Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast been found lacking.”
Daniel 5:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 5:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting; ”
Daniel 5:27 — Darby Translation
Daniel 5:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“TEKEL, thou art wayed in the balance, and art found too light.”
Daniel 5:27 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 5:27 in Context — Daniel 5
25 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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What Does Daniel 5:27 Mean?
Daniel 5:27 is a verse from the Book of Daniel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Daniel chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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