Daniel

Daniel 6:24

²⁴At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions— they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At the command	וַאֲמַ֣ר	wa·’ă·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H560 say, tell, command
of the king	מַלְכָּ֗א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
the	אִלֵּךְ֙	’il·lêḵ	Pronoun - common plural	H479 these
men	גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א	guḇ·ray·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H1400 man
who	דִּֽי־	dî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
had falsely accused	אֲכַ֤לוּ	’ă·ḵa·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H399 eat, devour
Daniel	דָֽנִיֵּ֔אל	ḏā·nî·yêl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1841 Daniel
were brought	וְהַיְתִ֞יו	wə·hay·ṯîw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural	H858 come
and thrown	רְמ֔וֹ	rə·mōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H7412 throw, set, assess
into the den	וּלְגֹ֤ב	ū·lə·ḡōḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1358 pit, den
of lions	אַרְיָוָתָא֙	’ar·yā·wā·ṯā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H744 lion
they	אִנּ֖וּן	’in·nūn	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H581 they, those
and their children	בְּנֵיה֣וֹן	bə·nê·hō·wn	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1123
and wives	וּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹן	ū·nə·šê·hō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5389 wives
And before	וְלָֽא־	wə·lā-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3809 not
they had reached	מְט֞וֹ	mə·ṭōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H4291 reach, attain
the bottom	לְאַרְעִ֣ית	lə·’ar·‘îṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H773 bottom
of the den	גֻּבָּ֗א	gub·bā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1358 pit, den
the lions	אַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א	’ar·yā·wā·ṯā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H744 lion
overpowered	שְׁלִ֤טֽוּ	šə·li·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H7981 have power, rule
them	בְהוֹן֙	ḇə·hō·wn	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and crushed	הַדִּֽקוּ׃	had·di·qū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H1855 be shattered, fall to pieces
all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3606 the whole, all
their bones	גַּרְמֵיה֖וֹן	gar·mê·hō·wn	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1635 bone

Cross-references

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Isaiah 38:13 · Esther 7:10 · Psalm 54:5 · Joshua 7:24–25 · 2 Kings 14:6 · Esther 9:25 · Deuteronomy 24:16 · Deuteronomy 19:18–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.