and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.Daniel 6:2
Original language and places
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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׃
- וְעֵ֤לָּאve.'E.la'“and above”Conjunction + Adverb · from עֵ֫לָּא · “above” · Strong's H5924
- מִנְּהוֹן֙mi.ne.hOn“more than them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4481
- סָרְכִ֣יןsa.re.Khin“overseers”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סָרֵךְ · “chief” · Strong's H5632
- תְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'“three”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from תְּלָת · “three” · Strong's H8532
- דִּ֥יdi“whom”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- דָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.Yel“Daniel”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
- חַֽד־chad-“[was] one”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from חַד · “one” · Strong's H2298
- מִנְּה֑וֹןmi.ne.Hon“of them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4481
- דִּֽי־di-“whom”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- לֶהֱוֹ֞ןle.he.Von“they will be”Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
- אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'“satraps the”Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין · “satrap” · Strong's H0324
- אִלֵּ֗ין'i.Lein“these”Particle, demonstrative · from אִלֵּין · “these” · Strong's H0459
- יָהֲבִ֤יןya.ha.Vin“giving”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יְהַב · “to give” · Strong's H3052
- לְהוֹן֙le.hOn“to <the> them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- טַעְמָ֔אta'.Ma'“report the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from טְעֵם · “account” · Strong's H2941
- וּמַלְכָּ֖אu.mal.Ka'“and king the”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- לָֽא־la'-“not”Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- לֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'“he will be”Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
- 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)