Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.Daniel 6:3
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Original language (Aramaic)
אֱדַ֙יִן֙ דָּנִיֵּ֣אל דְּנָ֔ה הֲוָ֣א מִתְנַצַּ֔ח עַל־סָרְכַיָּ֖א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑א כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ יַתִּירָא֙ בֵּ֔הּ וּמַלְכָּ֣א עֲשִׁ֔ית לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּ עַל־כָּל־מַלְכוּתָֽא׃
- אֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yin“then”Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
- דָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.Yel“Daniel”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
- דְּנָ֔הde.Nah“this”Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
- הֲוָ֣אha.Va'“he was”Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
- מִתְנַצַּ֔חmit.na.Tzach“distinguishing himself”Verb, hithpaal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נְצַח · “to distinguish oneself” · Strong's H5330
- עַל־'al-“over”Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
- סָרְכַיָּ֖אsa.re.khai.Ya'“overseers the”Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from סָרֵךְ · “chief” · Strong's H5632
- וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑אva.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'“and satraps the”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין · “satrap” · Strong's H0324
- 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
- דִּ֣יdi“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- ר֤וּחַRu.ach“a spirit”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7308
- יַתִּירָא֙ya.ti.Ra'“extraordinary”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַתִּיר · “preeminent” · Strong's H3493
- בֵּ֔הּBeh“[was] in him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- וּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'“and king the”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- עֲשִׁ֔ית'a.Shit“[was] planning”Verb, peil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲשִׁת · “to plan” · Strong's H6246
- לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּla.ha.ka.mu.Teh“to appoint him”Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
- עַל־'al-“over”Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
- מַלְכוּתָֽא׃mal.khu.Ta'“kingdom the”Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)