Daniel

Daniel 2:12–14

12This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

14When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.

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Daniel 2:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thisקֳבֵ֣לqo·ḇêlPrepositionH6903 front, as
the kingמַלְכָּ֕אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
soשַׂגִּ֑יאśag·gîAdjective - masculine singularH7690 large
angryבְּנַ֖סbə·nasVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1149 be angry
and furiousוּקְצַ֣ףū·qə·ṣap̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7108 be wroth
that he gave ordersוַאֲמַר֙wa·’ă·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH560 say, tell, command
to destroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הlə·hō·w·ḇā·ḏāhPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7 perish
allלְכֹ֖לlə·ḵōlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3606 the whole, all
the wise menחַכִּימֵ֥יḥak·kî·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH2445 wise man
of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃ḇā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH895 Babylon

Daniel 2:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the decreeוְדָתָ֣אwə·ḏā·ṯāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinateH1882 decree, law
went outנֶפְקַ֔תnep̄·qaṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5312 go, or come, out, forth
that the wise menוְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אwə·ḥak·kî·may·yāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinateH2445 wise man
were to be executedמִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑יןmiṯ·qaṭ·ṭə·lînVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralH6992 slay
and men went to look forוּבְע֛וֹū·ḇə·‘ōwConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine pluralH1156 ask, seek
Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלdā·nî·yêlNoun - proper - masculine singularH1841 Daniel
and his friendsוְחַבְר֖וֹהִיwə·ḥaḇ·rō·w·hîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH2269 fellow, comrade
to execute themלְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃פlə·hiṯ·qə·ṭā·lāhPreposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructH6992 slay

Daniel 2:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbê·ḏa·yinPreposition-b; AdverbH116 then, thereupon
Ariochלְאַרְי֕וֹךְlə·’ar·yō·wḵPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH746 Arjok
the commanderרַב־raḇ-Adjective - masculine singular constructH7229 great
of the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
guardטַבָּחַיָּ֖אṭab·bā·ḥay·yāNoun - masculine plural determinateH2877 guardsman
went outנְפַ֣קnə·p̄aqVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5312 go, or come, out, forth
to executeלְקַטָּלָ֔הlə·qaṭ·ṭā·lāhPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH6992 slay
the wise menלְחַכִּימֵ֖יlə·ḥak·kî·mêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH2445 wise man
of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃bā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH895 Babylon
Danielדָּנִיֵּ֗אלdā·nî·yêlNoun - proper - masculine singularH1841 Daniel
respondedהֲתִיב֙hă·ṯîḇVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8421 return
with discretionעֵטָ֣א‘ê·ṭāNoun - feminine singularH5843 counsel
and tactוּטְעֵ֔םū·ṭə·‘êmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2942 taste, judgment, command

Cross-references

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Daniel 2:12 Daniel 3:13 · Daniel 3:19 · Psalm 76:10 · Matthew 2:16

Daniel 2:13 Daniel 1:19–20

Daniel 2:14 Daniel 2:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.