Daniel Chapter 5 Vs. 28

 Daniel Interprets the Handwriting

PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. Dan. 5:28

In interpreting the third word Daniel changed the plural parsı̂n (Dan. 5:25) to the singular Peres (p^erēs). Belshazzar’s kingdom was to be broken up (divided, p^erı̂saṯ) and given to the Medes and Persians. Apparently Daniel intended a play on words. for a change in the vowels inp^erēs gives the word “Persian” (Pāras).

Thy kingdom is... Thus the message was that because of the moral and spiritual degradation of the king and his kingdom, God would terminate the Babylonian Empire and give it to the Medes and Persians.