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He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. (KJV)
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עָנֵ֣ה'a.Neh[he was] replying
Lemma: עֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6032
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to answer
Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6032; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 1
וְאָמַ֗רve.'a.Marand [he was] saying
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to say
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:15, Jeremiah 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0560; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 2
לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙le.'ar.yoKhto Arioch
Lemma: אֲרְיוֹךְ (a.re.yokh) · Strong's: H0746B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Arioch
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 2:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0746B; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 3
שַׁלִּיטָ֣אsha.li.Ta'captain the
Lemma: שַׁלִּיט (shal.lit) · Strong's: H7990
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (AAabsd)
Meaning: ruling
Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 7:24, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7990; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 4
דִֽי\־di-of
מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king the
עַל\־'al-on
מָ֥הmahwhat?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4101
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (APi)
Meaning: what?
Used 13 times. Also: Ezra 4:22, Ezra 6:9, Ezra 7:18, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4101; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 8
דָתָ֛אda.Ta'[is] 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 2:15 word 9
מְהַחְצְפָ֖הme.hach.tze.Fahharsh
Lemma: חֲצַף (cha.tsaph) · Strong's: H2685
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (AVhrfsa)
Meaning: be hasty
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2685; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 10
מִן\־min-from
קֳדָ֣םko.Dambefore
Lemma: קֳדָם (qo.dam) · Strong's: H6925
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: before
Used 38 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:19, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6925; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 12
מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'king the
אֱדַ֣יִן'e.Da.yinthen
מִלְּתָ֔אmi.le.Ta'matter the
Lemma: מִלָּה (mil.lah) · Strong's: H4406
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: word
Used 24 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4406; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 15
הוֹדַ֥עho.Da'he made known
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVhp3ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 16
אַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhArioch
Lemma: אֲרְיוֹךְ (a.re.yokh) · Strong's: H0746B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Arioch
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 2:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0746B; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 17
לְדָנִיֵּֽאל\׃le.da.ni.Yelto Daniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1841H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 52 times. Also: Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1841H; TAHOT Daniel 2:15 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Why | → | עַל H5922 since |
| . . . | → | מָה H4101 what? |
| is the decree | → | דָּת H1882 law |
| from | → | מִן־ H4481 from |
| . . . | → | קֳדָם H6925 before |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| so harsh | → | חֲצַף H2685 be hasty |
| he asked | → | עֲנָה H6032 to answer |
| . . . | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| Then | → | אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then |
| Arioch | → | אֲרְיוֹךְ H0746B Arioch |
| explained | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| the situation | → | מִלָּה H4406 word |
| to Daniel | → | דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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