Daniel 6:2

and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.
Daniel 6:2
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Original language (Aramaic)

וְעֵ֤לָּא מִנְּהוֹן֙ סָרְכִ֣ין תְּלָתָ֔א דִּ֥י דָנִיֵּ֖אל חַֽד־מִנְּה֑וֹן דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֹ֞ן אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ין יָהֲבִ֤ין לְהוֹן֙ טַעְמָ֔א וּמַלְכָּ֖א לָֽא־לֶהֱוֵ֥א נָזִֽק׃

  1. וְעֵ֤לָּאve.'E.la'“and above”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עֵ֫לָּא · “above” · Strong's H5924
  2. מִנְּהוֹן֙mi.ne.hOn“more than them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4481
  3. סָרְכִ֣יןsa.re.Khin“overseers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סָרֵךְ · “chief” · Strong's H5632
  4. תְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'“three”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from תְּלָת · “three” · Strong's H8532
  5. דִּ֥יdi“whom”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  6. דָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.Yel“Daniel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
  7. חַֽד־chad-“[was] one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from חַד · “one” · Strong's H2298
  8. מִנְּה֑וֹןmi.ne.Hon“of them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4481
  9. דִּֽי־di-“whom”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  10. לֶהֱוֹ֞ןle.he.Von“they will be”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  11. אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'“satraps the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין · “satrap” · Strong's H0324
  12. אִלֵּ֗ין'i.Lein“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אִלֵּין · “these” · Strong's H0459
  13. יָהֲבִ֤יןya.ha.Vin“giving”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יְהַב · “to give” · Strong's H3052
  14. לְהוֹן֙le.hOn“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  15. טַעְמָ֔אta'.Ma'“report the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from טְעֵם · “account” · Strong's H2941
  16. וּמַלְכָּ֖אu.mal.Ka'“and king the”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  17. לָֽא־la'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  18. לֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'“he will be”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  19. נָזִֽק׃na.Zik“suffering injury”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נְזַק · “to suffer injury” · Strong's H5142
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)