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Daniel 6:16

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
Daniel 6:16
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Original language (Aramaic)

בֵּאדַ֜יִן מַלְכָּ֣א אֲמַ֗ר וְהַיְתִיו֙ לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל וּרְמ֕וֹ לְגֻבָּ֖א דִּ֣י אַרְיָוָתָ֑א עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְדָנִיֵּ֔אל אֱלָהָ֗ךְ דִּ֣י אַ֤נְתְּ פָּֽלַֽח־לֵהּ֙ בִּתְדִירָ֔א ה֖וּא יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃

  1. בֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yin“<in> then”
    Preposition + Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  2. מַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  3. אֲמַ֗ר'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  4. וְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.Tiv“and they brought”
    Conjunction + Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֲתָה · “to come” · Strong's H0858
  5. לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.Yel“<obj.> Daniel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
  6. וּרְמ֕וֹu.re.Mo“and they threw [him]”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רְמָא · “to cast” · Strong's H7412
  7. לְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'“to den the”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from גֹּב · “den” · Strong's H1358
  8. דִּ֣יdi“of”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  9. אַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'“lions the”
    Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אַרְיֵה · “lion” · Strong's H0744
  10. עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh“[was] replying”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
  11. מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  12. וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.Mar“and [was] saying”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  13. לְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.Yel“to Daniel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
  14. אֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.Hakh“God your”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
  15. דִּ֣יdi“whom”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  16. אַ֤נְתְּ'an.tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַנְתָּה · “you” · Strong's H0607
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  17. פָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-“[are] paying reverence”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from פְּלַח · “to serve” · Strong's H6399
  18. לֵהּ֙leh“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  19. בִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'“in <the> continuance”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from תְּדִירָא · “continuance” · Strong's H8411
  20. ה֖וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1932
  21. יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ye.shei.ze.vi.Nakh“may he deliver you”
    Verb, shaphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁיזִב · “to rescue” · Strong's H7804
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)