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׃
- בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yin“<in> then”Preposition + Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
- גֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'“men the”Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from גְּבַר · “man” · Strong's H1400
- אִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.Lekh“these”Particle, demonstrative · from אִלֵּךְ · “these” · Strong's H0479
- הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar.Gi.shu“they came as a crowd”Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רְגַשׁ · “to throng” · Strong's H7284
- עַל־'al-“to”Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
- מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'“king the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- וְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.Rin“and [were] saying”Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
- לְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'“to king the”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- דַּ֤עda'“know”Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
- מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king O”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- דִּֽי־di-“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- דָת֙dat“[the] law”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דָּת · “law” · Strong's H1882
- לְמָדַ֣יle.ma.Dai“of [the] Medes”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מָדַי · “Mede” · Strong's H4076G
- וּפָרַ֔סu.fa.Ras“and [the] Persians”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from פָּרַס · “Persia” · Strong's H6540
- דִּֽי־di-“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- כָל־khol-“any”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
- אֱסָ֥ר'e.Sar“prohibition”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֱסָר · “injunction” · Strong's H0633
- וּקְיָ֛םu.ke.Yam“and statute”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קְיָם · “statute” · Strong's H7010
- דִּֽי־di-“which”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- מַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'“king the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- יְהָקֵ֖יםye.ha.Keim“he will establish”Verb, haphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
- לָ֥אla'“not”Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- 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)