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Daniel 5

Dan. 5:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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PERES
prac (Hebrew #6537)
to split up
KJV usage: divide, (U-)pharsin.
Pronounce: per-as'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 6536
; Thy kingdom
malkuw (Hebrew #4437)
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
KJV usage: kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
Pronounce: mal-koo'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4438
is divided
prac (Hebrew #6537)
to split up
KJV usage: divide, (U-)pharsin.
Pronounce: per-as'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 6536
, and given
yhab (Hebrew #3052)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3051;--deliver, give, lay, + prolong, pay, yield.
Pronounce: yeh-hab'
r to the Medes
Maday (Hebrew #4076)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 4074
KJV usage: Mede(-s).
Pronounce: maw-dah'-ee
s and Persians
Parac (Hebrew #6540)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 6539
KJV usage: Persia, Persians.
Pronounce: paw-ras'
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Foretold,
Isa. 21:2• 2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam; besiege, Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. (Isa. 21:2)
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Dan. 5:31• 31And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. (Dan. 5:31)
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Dan. 6:28• 28And this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. (Dan. 6:28)

More on:

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Medes; Media,
Persia; Persians

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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PERES.Peres,"he was divided," pronounced paras, denoted Persians, who seem evidently referred to.Thy.
Dan. 5:31• 31And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. (Dan. 5:31)
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Dan. 6:28• 28And this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. (Dan. 6:28)
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Dan. 8:3‑4,20• 3And I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
 4I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand: but he did according to his will and became great.
 20The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia. (Dan. 8:3‑4,20)
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Dan. 9:1• 1In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans, (Dan. 9:1)
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Isa. 13:17• 17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who will not regard silver, and [as for] gold, they will not delight in it. (Isa. 13:17)
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Isa. 21:2• 2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam; besiege, Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. (Isa. 21:2)
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Isa. 45:1‑2• 1Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held fast, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates, and the gates shall not be shut.
 2I will go before thee, and make the elevated places plain; I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; (Isa. 45:1‑2)
• PERES, the public judgment consequent upon Belshazzar’s failure in the use of the power entrusted to him in the government of the earth. (“Daniel 5” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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PERES, Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

W. Kelly Translation

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PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.