Daniel

Daniel 4:27

27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָהֵ֣ןlā·hênConjunctionH2006 lo! behold
may my adviceמִלְכִּי֙mil·kîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH4431 counsel, advice
be pleasingיִשְׁפַּ֣רyiš·parVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH8232 be fair, seemly
to youעֲלַיִךְʿă·la·yiḵPreposition; second person masculine singularH5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
O kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
Break awayפְרֻ֔קp̄ə·ruqVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6562 tear away, break off
from your sinsוַחֲטָיָךְwa·ḥă·ṭå̄·yå̄ḵConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2408 sin
by doing what is rightבְּצִדְקָ֣הbə·ṣiḏ·qāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH6665 right doing
and from your iniquitiesוַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְwa·‘ă·wā·yā·ṯāḵConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5758 perverseness
by showing mercyבְּמִחַ֣ןbə·mi·ḥanPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2604 shew favour
to the oppressedעֲנָ֑יִן‘ă·nā·yinNoun - masculine pluralH6033
Perhapsהֵ֛ןhênConjunctionH2006 lo! behold
there will beתֶּהֱוֵ֥אte·hĕ·wêVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1934 come to pass, become, be
an extensionאַרְכָ֖ה’ar·ḵāhNoun - feminine singularH754 length
of your prosperityלִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃liš·lê·wə·ṯāḵPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7963 ease, prosperity

Cross-references

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Isaiah 55:6–7 · Jonah 3:9 · Ezekiel 18:27–32 · Acts 8:22 · Luke 11:41 · James 4:8–10 · Proverbs 16:6 · Ephesians 4:28 · Galatians 5:13 · Genesis 41:33–37 · Psalm 41:1–3 · Ezekiel 18:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.