MENE – could be the monetary "mina,"
or a
participle meaning "numbered." Its
repetition produces the sense "thoroughly numbered.” Jehovah had set limits on Belshazzar's
kingdom.
TEKEL – could be a monetary unit corresponding
to the Hebrew shekel, or a participle meaning "weighed."
UPHARSIN – could also be a monetary unit, a
half-mina or half-shekel,
or a plural participle from the verb paras, "divide," meaning
"and
divided."
The
Message: Belshazzar's kingdom had been
numbered for destruction. The king himself is weighed and found wanting. The
kingdom was to be taken away and given to the Medes and the Persians.
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