MENE: Had these words been written in the Chaldean character, every one who knew the alphabet of the language could at least have read them. They are pure Chaldee, and literally denote "He is numbered, he is numbered; he is weighed; they are divided."
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Daniel 5:25
Daniel 5:25
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