Daniel Chapter 5 Vs. 27

 Daniel Interprets the Handwriting

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

(again we have) Tekel ... meant that Belshazzar had been evaluated by God, weighed (t^eqı̂ltâh from t^eqāl) in a balance and had been found wanting, that is, he was too light. A balance was the normal device used in weighing payments. A payment was to meet a certain standard so if it did not meet that standard, it was rejected as unacceptable.