King James Version

Daniel 5:27

TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

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תְּקֵ֑לteqelTekelתְּקַלnoun, absolute — “Tekel”, the ordinary formH8625to balanceTekel, be weighed.תְּקִ֥ילְתָּהteqiletahTekelתְּקַלverb, qal passive, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “Tekel”, an unfinished actionH8625to balanceTekel, be weighed.בְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖אvemozanyain balancesמֹאזֵןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “in balances”, the definite formH3977{(only in the dual) a pair of scales}balances.וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּvehishtekhachatand findשְׁכַחconjunction, verb, hothpaal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and find”, a completed actionH7912to discover (literally or figuratively)find.חַסִּֽירchasirwantingחַסִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “wanting”, the ordinary formH2627deficientwanting.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

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American Standard Version (1901)

TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

Young’s Literal Translation

Weighed — Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast been found lacking.

World English Bible

TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.

Darby Translation

TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting;

Douay-Rheims

THECEL: thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thekel; it has been weighed in the balance, and found wanting.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θεκὲλ, ἐστάθη ἐν ζυγῷ, καὶ εὑρέθη ὑστεροῦσα.