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Daniel 1:21

And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
Daniel 1:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיְהִי֙ דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת אַחַ֖ת לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ

  1. וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.Yel“Daniel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1840G
  3. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  4. שְׁנַ֥תshe.Nat“year”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  5. אַחַ֖ת'a.Chat“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  6. לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.resh“of Cyrus”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ · “Cyrus” · Strong's H3566
  7. הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)