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And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. (KJV)

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וְדָתָ֣אve.da.Ta'and decree the

Lemma: דָּת (dat) · Strong's: H1882

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: law

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 7:12, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:21, Ezra 7:25, Ezra 7:26, Daniel 2:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1882; TAHOT Daniel 2:13 word 1

נֶפְקַ֔תnef.Katit went out

Lemma: נְפַק (ne.phaq) · Strong's: H5312

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVqp3fs)

Meaning: to go out

Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 3:26, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5312; TAHOT Daniel 2:13 word 2

וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אve.cha.ki.mai.Ya'and wise men the

Lemma: חַכִּים (chak.kim) · Strong's: H2445

Parsing: Aampd (Aampd)

Meaning: wise

Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 2:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2445; TAHOT Daniel 2:13 word 3

מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑יןmit.ka.te.Lin[were] about to be killed

Lemma: קְטַל (qe.tal) · Strong's: H6992

Parsing: Verb · Hitpaal (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVMrmpa)

Meaning: to slay

Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 2:14, Daniel 3:22, Daniel 5:19, Daniel 5:30, Daniel 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6992; TAHOT Daniel 2:13 word 4

וּבְע֛וֹu.ve.'Oand they sought

Lemma: בְּעָא (be.a) · Strong's: H1156

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqp3mp)

Meaning: to ask

Used 12 times. Also: Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:23, Daniel 2:49, Daniel 4:36, Daniel 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1156; TAHOT Daniel 2:13 word 5

דָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelDaniel

Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1841H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Daniel

Used 52 times. Also: Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1841H; TAHOT Daniel 2:13 word 6

וְחַבְר֖וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiand companions his

Lemma: חֲבַר (cha.var) · Strong's: H2269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)

Meaning: fellow

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18, Hosea 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2269; TAHOT Daniel 2:13 word 7

לְהִתְקְטָלָֽה\׃\ \פle.hit.ke.ta.Lahto be killed

Lemma: קְטַל (qe.tal) · Strong's: H6992

Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (AVucc)

Meaning: to slay

Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 2:14, Daniel 3:22, Daniel 5:19, Daniel 5:30, Daniel 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6992; TAHOT Daniel 2:13 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So the decree	→	דָּת H1882 law
went out	→	נְפַק H5312 to go out
that the wise men	→	חַכִּים H2445 wise
were to be executed	→	קְטַל H6992 to slay
and men went to look for	→	בְּעָא H1156 to ask
Daniel	→	דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel
and his friends	→	חֲבַר H2269 fellow
to execute them	→	קְטַל H6992 to slay

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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