Daniel
Daniel 6:12–13
12So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?”
The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
13Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
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Daniel 6:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | בֵּ֠אדַיִן | bê·ḏa·yin | Preposition-b; Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| they approached | קְרִ֨יבוּ | qə·rî·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H7127 approach |
| the king | מַלְכָּא֮ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| and asked | וְאָמְרִ֥ין | wə·’ā·mə·rîn | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H560 say, tell, command |
| about | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| his royal | מַלְכָּא֒ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| decree | אֱסָ֣ר | ’ĕ·sār | Noun - masculine singular construct | H633 interdict |
| Did you not | הֲלָ֧א | hă·lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| sign | רְשַׁ֗מְתָּ | rə·šam·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7560 inscribe, sign |
| a decree | אֱסָ֣ר | ’ĕ·sār | Noun - masculine singular | H633 interdict |
| that | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| for | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5705 even to, until |
| thirty | תְּלָתִ֗ין | tə·lā·ṯîn | Number - common plural | H8533 thirty |
| days | יוֹמִ֣ין | yō·w·mîn | Noun - masculine plural | H3118 day |
| any | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| man | אֱנָ֡שׁ | ’ĕ·nāš | Noun - masculine singular | H606 man, mankind |
| who | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| petitions | יִבְעֵה֩ | yiḇ·‘êh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1156 ask, seek |
| any | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| god | אֱלָ֨הּ | ’ĕ·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H426 god, God |
| or man | וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁ | we·’ĕ·nāš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H606 man, mankind |
| except you | לָהֵן֙ | lā·hên | Conjunction | H3861 on this account, therefore |
| O king | מַלְכָּ֔א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| will be thrown | יִתְרְמֵ֕א | yiṯ·rə·mê | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7412 throw, set, assess |
| into the den | לְג֖וֹב | lə·ḡō·wḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1358 pit, den |
| of lions | אַרְיָותָ֑א | ’ar·yā·w·ṯā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H744 lion |
| The king | מַלְכָּ֜א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| replied | עָנֵ֨ה | ‘ā·nêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6032 answer |
| According to the law | כְּדָת־ | kə·ḏāṯ- | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1882 decree, law |
| of the Medes | מָדַ֥י | mā·ḏay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4076 Medes, Media |
| and Persians | וּפָרַ֖ס | ū·p̄ā·ras | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6540 Persia |
| the order | מִלְּתָ֛א | mil·lə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4406 word, thing |
| stands | יַצִּיבָ֧א | yaṣ·ṣî·ḇā | Adjective - feminine singular | H3330 certain, true |
| and it cannot | לָ֥א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| be repealed | תֶעְדֵּֽא׃ | ṯe‘·dê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5709 |
Daniel 6:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | בֵּ֠אדַיִן | bê·ḏa·yin | Preposition-b; Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| they told | עֲנ֣וֹ | ‘ă·nōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H6032 answer |
| the king | מַלְכָּא֒ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Daniel | דָנִיֵּ֡אל | ḏā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| one | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| the exiles | בְּנֵ֨י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1123 |
| from | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| Judah | יְה֗וּד | yə·hūḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3061 Judah |
| shows no | לָא־ | lā- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| regard | שָׂ֨ם | śām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7761 set, make |
| for you | עֲלַיִךְ | ʿă·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| O king | מַלְכָּא֙ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| or for | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the decree | אֱסָרָ֖א | ’ĕ·sā·rā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H633 interdict |
| that | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| you have signed | רְשַׁ֑מְתָּ | rə·šam·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7560 inscribe, sign |
| He still makes | בָּעֵ֖א | bā·‘ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1156 ask, seek |
| his petition | בָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ | bā·‘ū·ṯêh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1159 petition |
| three | תְּלָתָה֙ | tə·lā·ṯāh | Number - masculine singular | H8532 three |
| times | וְזִמְנִ֤ין | wə·zim·nîn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H2166 time |
| a day | בְּיוֹמָ֔א | bə·yō·w·mā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3118 day |
Cross-references
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Daniel 6:12 Daniel 6:8 · Daniel 3:8–12 · Esther 1:19 · Acts 16:19
Daniel 6:13 Daniel 3:12 · Acts 5:29 · Daniel 2:25 · Esther 3:8 · Daniel 5:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.