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Daniel 5:27

Daniel 5:27
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

TEKEL,.... As for the meaning of this word, and what it points at, it is this:

thou art weighed in the balances: of…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Tekel - This word (תקל teqēl) is also, according to Gesenius, a passive participle (from תקל teqal - “to poise, to…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 5:10-29

Here is, I. The information given to the king, by the queen-mother, concerning Daniel, how fit he was to be consulted in…

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