Daniel 6:15

Then 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.”
Daniel 6:15
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Original language (Aramaic)

בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ עַל־מַלְכָּ֑א וְאָמְרִ֣ין לְמַלְכָּ֗א דַּ֤ע מַלְכָּא֙ דִּֽי־דָת֙ לְמָדַ֣י וּפָרַ֔ס דִּֽי־כָל־אֱסָ֥ר וּקְיָ֛ם דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֥א יְהָקֵ֖ים לָ֥א לְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃

  1. בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yin“<in> then”
    Preposition + Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  2. גֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'“men the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from גְּבַר · “man” · Strong's H1400
  3. אִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.Lekh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אִלֵּךְ · “these” · Strong's H0479
  4. הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar.Gi.shu“they came as a crowd”
    Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רְגַשׁ · “to throng” · Strong's H7284
  5. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  6. מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  7. וְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.Rin“and [were] saying”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  8. לְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'“to king the”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  9. דַּ֤עda'“know”
    Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
  10. מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king O”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  11. דִּֽי־di-“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  12. דָת֙dat“[the] law”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דָּת · “law” · Strong's H1882
  13. לְמָדַ֣יle.ma.Dai“of [the] Medes”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מָדַי · “Mede” · Strong's H4076G
  14. וּפָרַ֔סu.fa.Ras“and [the] Persians”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from פָּרַס · “Persia” · Strong's H6540
  15. דִּֽי־di-“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  16. כָל־khol-“any”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  17. אֱסָ֥ר'e.Sar“prohibition”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֱסָר · “injunction” · Strong's H0633
  18. וּקְיָ֛םu.ke.Yam“and statute”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קְיָם · “statute” · Strong's H7010
  19. דִּֽי־di-“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  20. מַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  21. יְהָקֵ֖יםye.ha.Keim“he will establish”
    Verb, haphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
  22. לָ֥אla'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  23. לְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃le.hash.na.Yah“to change”
    Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common · from שְׁנָא · “to change” · Strong's H8133
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)