Daniel
Daniel 2:17–18
17Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 18urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Word by word
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Daniel 2:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | אֱדַ֥יִן | ’ĕ·ḏa·yin | Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| Daniel | דָּֽנִיֵּ֖אל | dā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| returned | אֲזַ֑ל | ’ă·zal | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H236 go, go off |
| to his house | לְבַיְתֵ֣הּ | lə·ḇay·ṯêh | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1005 house |
| and explained | הוֹדַֽע׃ | hō·w·ḏa‘ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3046 know |
| the matter | מִלְּתָ֥א | mil·lə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4406 word, thing |
| to his friends | חַבְר֖וֹהִי | ḥaḇ·rō·w·hî | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2269 fellow, comrade |
| Hananiah | וְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָה | wə·la·ḥă·nan·yāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2608 Chananjah |
| Mishael | מִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל | mî·šā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4333 Mishael |
| and Azariah | וַעֲזַרְיָ֛ה | wa·‘ă·zar·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5839 Azarjah |
Daniel 2:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| urging them to plead | לְמִבְעֵא֙ | lə·miḇ·‘ê | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1156 ask, seek |
| for mercy | וְרַחֲמִ֗ין | wə·ra·ḥă·mîn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H7359 pity |
| from | קֳדָם֙ | qo·ḏām | Preposition | H6925 before |
| the God | אֱלָ֣הּ | ’ĕ·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H426 god, God |
| of heaven | שְׁמַיָּ֔א | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| concerning | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| this | דְּנָ֑ה | də·nāh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H1836 this |
| mystery | רָזָ֖ה | rā·zāh | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H7328 secret |
| so that | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| Daniel | דָּנִיֵּ֣אל | dā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| and his friends | וְחַבְר֔וֹהִי | wə·ḥaḇ·rō·w·hî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2269 fellow, comrade |
| would not | לָ֤א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| be killed | יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ | yə·hō·ḇə·ḏūn | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7 perish |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5974 with |
| the rest | שְׁאָ֖ר | šə·’ār | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7606 rest, remainder |
| of the wise | חַכִּימֵ֥י | ḥak·kî·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2445 wise man |
| of Babylon | בָבֶֽל׃ | ḇā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H895 Babylon |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 2:18 Jeremiah 33:3 · Matthew 18:19 · Psalm 50:15 · Matthew 18:12 · Psalm 91:15 · 2 Timothy 4:17–18 · Malachi 3:18 · Isaiah 37:4 · Esther 4:15–17 · 1 Samuel 17:37 · Genesis 18:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.