My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”Daniel 6:22
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Original language (Aramaic)
אֱלָהִ֞י שְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאֲכֵ֗הּ וּֽסֲגַ֛ר פֻּ֥ם אַרְיָוָתָ֖א וְלָ֣א חַבְּל֑וּנִי כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤י קָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ זָכוּ֙ הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַת לִ֔י וְאַ֤ף קָֽדָמָךְ֙ מַלְכָּ֔א חֲבוּלָ֖ה לָ֥א עַבְדֵֽת׃
- אֱלָהִ֞י'e.la.Hi“God my”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
- שְׁלַ֣חshe.Lach“he sent”Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁלַח · “to send” · Strong's H7972
- מַלְאֲכֵ֗הּmal.'a.Kheh“angel his”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַלְאַךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4398
- וּֽסֲגַ֛רu.sa.Gar“and he closed”Conjunction + Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סְגַר · “to shut” · Strong's H5463
- פֻּ֥םpum“[the] mouth of”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from פֻּם · “mouth” · Strong's H6433
- אַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'“lions the”Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אַרְיֵה · “lion” · Strong's H0744
- וְלָ֣אve.La'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- חַבְּל֑וּנִיcha.be.Lu.ni“they harmed me”Verb, pael, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֲבַל · “to destroy” · Strong's H2255
- כָּל־kol-“as to”Preposition + Preposition · from ל · “to” · Strong's H9005
- קֳבֵ֗לko.Vel“because”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קֳבֵל · “before” · Strong's H6903H
- דִּ֤יdi“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- קָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ka.da.Mo.hi“before him”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קֳדָם · “before” · Strong's H6925
- זָכוּ֙za.Khu“innocence”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from זָכוּ · “innocence” · Strong's H2136
- הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chat“it was found”Verb, hithpeel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שְׁכַח · “to find” · Strong's H7912
- לִ֔יLi“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- וְאַ֤ףve.'Af“and also”Conjunction + Adverb · from אַף · “also” · Strong's H0638
- קָֽדָמָךְ֙ka.da.ma.yikh“before you”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קֳדָם · “before” · Strong's H6925Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'“king O”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- חֲבוּלָ֖הcha.vu.Lah“a hurtful act”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֲבוּלָא · “crime” · Strong's H2248
- לָ֥אla'“not”Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- עַבְדֵֽת׃'av.Det“I have done”Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עֲבַד · “to make” · Strong's H5648
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)