Daniel

Daniel 6:6–7

6So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever! 7All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

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Daniel 6:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soאֱ֠דַיִן’ĕ·ḏa·yinAdverbH116 then, thereupon
the administratorsסָרְכַיָּ֤אsā·rə·ḵay·yāNoun - masculine plural determinateH5632 chief, overseer
and satrapsוַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙wa·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinateH324
went togetherהַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar·gi·šūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine pluralH7284 be in tumult
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
and saidאָמְרִ֣ין’ā·mə·rînVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH560 say, tell, command
O Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁdā·rə·yā·wešNoun - proper - masculine singularH1868
may you liveחֱיִֽי׃ḥĕ·yîVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH2418 live
foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןlə·‘ā·lə·mînPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH5957 perpetuity, antiquity

Daniel 6:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Allכֹּ֣ל׀kōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3606 the whole, all
the royalמַלְכוּתָ֗אmal·ḵū·ṯāNoun - feminine singular determinateH4437 royalty, reign, kingdom
administratorsסָרְכֵ֣יsā·rə·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH5632 chief, overseer
prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֤אsiḡ·nay·yāNoun - masculine plural determinateH5460 prefect
satrapsוַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙wa·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinateH324
advisersהַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣אhad·dā·ḇə·ray·yāNoun - masculine plural determinateH1907 counsellor, minister
and governorsוּפַחֲוָתָ֔אū·p̄a·ḥă·wā·ṯāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinateH6347
have agreedאִתְיָעַ֜טוּ’iṯ·yā·‘a·ṭūVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine pluralH3272 advise
that the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
should establishלְקַיָּמָ֤הlə·qay·yā·māhPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH6966 arise, stand
an ordinanceקְיָם֙qə·yāmNoun - masculine singular constructH7010 statute
and enforceוּלְתַקָּפָ֖הū·lə·ṯaq·qā·p̄āhConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH8631 grow strong
a decreeאֱסָ֑ר’ĕ·sārNoun - masculine singularH633 interdict
thatדִּ֣יdîPronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
forעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5705 even to, until
thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןtə·lā·ṯînNumber - common pluralH8533 thirty
daysיוֹמִ֣יןyō·w·mînNoun - masculine pluralH3118 day
anyoneכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3606 the whole, all
whoדִּֽי־dî-Pronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
petitionsיִבְעֵ֣הyiḇ·‘êhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1156 ask, seek
anyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3606 the whole, all
godאֱלָ֨הּ’ĕ·lāhNoun - masculine singularH426 god, God
or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁwe·’ĕ·nāšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH606 man, mankind
except youלָהֵן֙lā·hênConjunctionH3861 on this account, therefore
O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
will be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyiṯ·rə·mêVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7412 throw, set, assess
into the denלְגֹ֖בlə·ḡōḇPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1358 pit, den
of lionsאַרְיָוָתָֽא׃’ar·yā·wā·ṯāNoun - masculine plural determinateH744 lion

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Daniel 6:6 Daniel 2:4 · Nehemiah 2:3 · Daniel 6:21

Daniel 6:7 Psalm 59:3 · Psalm 83:1–3 · Daniel 3:2 · Psalm 62:4 · Daniel 3:27 · Daniel 3:6 · Acts 4:26–28 · Matthew 12:14 · John 12:10 · Psalm 10:9 · Mark 15:1 · Matthew 26:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.