PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
PERES - the explanation of 'dividers' (Daniel 5:25), the active participle plural, "Upharsin," there being used for the passive participle singular, 'dividers' for "divided." The word "Peres" alludes to the similar word Persia.
Thy kingdom is divided - namely, among the Medes and Persians (Maurer); or, severed from thee (Grotius).