Daniel
Daniel 6:1–3
1Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss. 3Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Daniel 6:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now it | שְׁפַר֙ | šə·p̄ar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8232 be fair, seemly |
| pleased | קֳדָ֣ם | qo·ḏām | Preposition | H6925 before |
| Darius | דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ | dā·rə·yā·weš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1868 |
| to appoint | וַהֲקִים֙ | wa·hă·qîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6966 arise, stand |
| 120 | מְאָ֣ה | mə·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3969 hundred |
| satraps | לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א | la·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H324 |
| to rule | לֶהֱוֺ֖ן | le·hĕ·wōn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| throughout | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| the kingdom | מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ | mal·ḵū·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
Daniel 6:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and over them | וְעֵ֤לָּא | wə·‘êl·lā | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H5924 above |
| three | תְּלָתָ֔א | tə·lā·ṯā | Number - masculine singular | H8532 three |
| administrators | סָרְכִ֣ין | sā·rə·ḵîn | Noun - masculine plural | H5632 chief, overseer |
| including Daniel | דָנִיֵּ֖אל | ḏā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| to whom | לְהוֹן֙ | lə·hō·wn | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| these | אִלֵּ֗ין | ’il·lên | Pronoun - common plural | H459 these |
| satraps | אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א | ’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H324 |
| were accountable | טַעְמָ֔א | ṭa‘·mā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H2941 taste, judgment, command |
| so that the king | וּמַלְכָּ֖א | ū·mal·kā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| would | לֶהֱוֵ֥א | le·hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| not | לָֽא־ | lā- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| suffer loss | נָזִֽק׃ | nā·ziq | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5142 suffer injury |
Daniel 6:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soon | אֱדַ֙יִן֙ | ’ĕ·ḏa·yin | Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| by | קֳבֵ֗ל | qo·ḇêl | Preposition | H6903 front, as |
| his extraordinary | יַתִּירָא֙ | yat·tî·rā | Adjective - feminine singular | H3493 pre-eminent, surpassing |
| spirit | ר֤וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7308 wind, spirit |
| Daniel | דָּנִיֵּ֣אל | dā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| distinguished himself | מִתְנַצַּ֔ח | miṯ·naṣ·ṣaḥ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5330 distinguish oneself |
| among | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the administrators | סָרְכַיָּ֖א | sā·rə·ḵay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H5632 chief, overseer |
| and satraps | וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑א | wa·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H324 |
| So the king | וּמַלְכָּ֣א | ū·mal·kā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| planned | עֲשִׁ֔ית | ‘ă·šîṯ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H6246 think, plan |
| to set him | לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּ | la·hă·qā·mū·ṯêh | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H6966 arise, stand |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| kingdom | מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ | mal·ḵū·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 6:1 Exodus 18:21–22 · Daniel 5:31
Daniel 6:2 Esther 7:4 · Daniel 5:29 · Ezra 4:22 · Daniel 2:48–49 · Daniel 5:16
Daniel 6:3 Daniel 5:14 · Genesis 41:38–41 · Proverbs 22:29 · Daniel 5:12 · Esther 10:3 · Daniel 9:23 · Proverbs 17:27 · Proverbs 3:3–4 · Nehemiah 7:2 · Ecclesiastes 2:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.