Daniel
Daniel 6:16
16So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions.
The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | בֵּאדַ֜יִן | bê·ḏa·yin | Preposition-b; Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| the king | מַלְכָּ֣א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| gave the order | אֲמַ֗ר | ’ă·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H560 say, tell, command |
| and they brought | וְהַיְתִיו֙ | wə·hay·ṯîw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural | H858 come |
| Daniel | לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל | lə·ḏā·nî·yêl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| and threw him | וּרְמ֕וֹ | ū·rə·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural | H7412 throw, set, assess |
| into the den | לְגֻבָּ֖א | lə·ḡub·bā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1358 pit, den |
| of | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| lions | אַרְיָוָתָ֑א | ’ar·yā·wā·ṯā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H744 lion |
| The king | מַלְכָּא֙ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| said | עָנֵ֤ה | ‘ā·nêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6032 answer |
| to Daniel | לְדָנִיֵּ֔אל | lə·ḏā·nî·yêl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| May your God | אֱלָהָ֗ךְ | ’ĕ·lā·hāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H426 god, God |
| whom | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| you | אַנְתָּה | ʾan·tå̄h | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H607 thou |
| serve | פָּֽלַֽח־ | pā·laḥ- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6399 pay reverence to, serve |
| continually | בִּתְדִירָ֔א | biṯ·ḏî·rā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular determinate | H8411 continuance |
| deliver you | יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ | yə·šê·zə·ḇin·nāḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7804 deliver |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 37:39–40 · Job 5:19 · Psalm 91:14–16 · Daniel 3:28 · Isaiah 43:2 · 2 Samuel 3:39 · Psalm 118:8–9 · Daniel 3:17 · Acts 25:11 · Daniel 6:20 · Proverbs 29:25 · Acts 27:23–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.