Daniel
Daniel 6:1
1Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.