Daniel

Daniel 2:18

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.

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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

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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.