Daniel

Daniel 6:14–15

¹⁴As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

¹⁵Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”

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Daniel 6:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon as	כְּדִ֧י	kə·ḏî	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the king	מַלְכָּ֜א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
heard	שְׁמַ֗ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8086 hear
this	מִלְּתָ֣א	mil·lə·ṯā	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H4406 word, thing
he was deeply	שַׂגִּיא֙	śag·gî	Adjective - masculine singular	H7690 large
distressed	בְּאֵ֣שׁ	bə·’êš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H888 be evil, bad
and	וְעַ֧ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
set	שָׂ֥ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7761 set, make
mind	בָּ֖ל	bāl	Noun - masculine singular	H1079 mind
on delivering	לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּ	lə·šê·zā·ḇū·ṯêh	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7804 deliver
Daniel	דָּנִיֵּ֛אל	dā·nî·yêl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1841 Daniel
and he labored	מִשְׁתַּדַּ֖ר	miš·tad·dar	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H7712 struggle, strive
until	וְעַד֙	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5705 even to, until
sundown	מֶֽעָלֵ֣י	me·‘ā·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4606 going in
to rescue him	לְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃	lə·haṣ·ṣā·lū·ṯêh	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5338 rescue, deliver

Daniel 6:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙	bê·ḏa·yin	Preposition-b; Adverb	H116 then, thereupon
the	אִלֵּ֔ךְ	’il·lêḵ	Pronoun - common plural	H479 these
men	גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א	guḇ·ray·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H1400 man
approached	הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ	har·gi·šū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H7284 be in tumult
the king	מַלְכָּ֑א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
and said	וְאָמְרִ֣ין	wə·’ā·mə·rîn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H560 say, tell, command
to him	לְמַלְכָּ֗א	lə·mal·kā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
Remember	דַּ֤ע	da‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3046 know
O king	מַלְכָּא֙	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
that	דִּֽי־	dî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
by the law	דָת֙	ḏāṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1882 decree, law
of the Medes	לְמָדַ֣י	lə·mā·ḏay	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4076 Medes, Media
and Persians	וּפָרַ֔ס	ū·p̄ā·ras	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6540 Persia
no	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3606 the whole, all
decree	אֱסָ֥ר	’ĕ·sār	Noun - masculine singular	H633 interdict
or ordinance	וּקְיָ֛ם	ū·qə·yām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7010 statute
established	יְהָקֵ֖ים	yə·hā·qêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6966 arise, stand
by the king	מַלְכָּ֥א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
can be changed	לְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃	lə·haš·nā·yāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8133

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Daniel 6:14 Mark 6:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.