“PERES, Thy kingdom is divided”
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “PERES;” | פְּרֵ֑ס | To split up | PERES |
| “Thy kingdom” | מַלְכוּתָ֔ךְ | Dominion (abstractly or concretely) | kingdom |
| “is divided,” | פְּרִיסַת֙ | To split up | divided |
| “and given” | וִיהִיבַ֖ת | To give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come | given |
| “to the Medes” | לְמָדַ֥י | Madai, a country of central Asia | Medes |
| “and Persians.” | וּפָרָֽס׃ | Paras (i.e., Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants | Persians |
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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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