Daniel 5:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”

Daniel 5:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Daniel 5:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Daniel 5:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“PERES: your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.””

Daniel 5:28 — World English Bible

Daniel 5:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. ”

Daniel 5:28 — American Standard Version

Daniel 5:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Divided--Divided is thy kingdom, and it hath been given to the Medes and Persians.'”

Daniel 5:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Daniel 5:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“PERES, Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. ”

Daniel 5:28 — Darby Translation

Daniel 5:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“PERES, thy kingdome is deuided, and giuen to the Medes and Persians.”

Daniel 5:28 — Geneva Bible

Daniel 5:28 in Context — Daniel 5

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.

30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

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What Does Daniel 5:28 Mean?

Daniel 5:28 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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