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27 As for Teqel—you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking. 28 As for Peres[a]—your kingdom is divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

29 Then, on Belshazzar’s orders,[b] Daniel was clothed in purple, a golden collar was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed third ruler in the kingdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:28 sn Peres (פְּרֵס) is the singular form of פַרְסִין (farsin) in v. 25.
  2. Daniel 5:29 tn Aram “Belshazzar spoke.”