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That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. (KJV)

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וְרַחֲמִ֗יןve.ra.cha.Minand compassion<s>

Lemma: רַחֲמִין (re.chem) · Strong's: H7359

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: compassion

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7359; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 1

לְמִבְעֵא֙le.miv.'E'to ask

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

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVqcc)

Meaning: to ask

Used 12 times. Also: Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:23, Daniel 2:49, Daniel 4:36, Daniel 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1156; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 2

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4481

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: from

Used 103 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4481; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 3

קֳדָם֙ko.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 2:18 word 4

אֱלָ֣הּ'e.Lah[the] God of

Lemma: אֱלָהּ (e.lah) · Strong's: H0426

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: god

Used 93 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0426; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 5

שְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'heavens the

Lemma: שָׁמַ֫יִן (sha.ma.yin) · Strong's: H8065

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)

Meaning: heaven

Used 38 times. Also: Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 6:9, Ezra 6:10, Ezra 7:12, Ezra 7:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8065; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 6

עַל\־'al-concerning

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5922

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: since

Used 94 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5922; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 7

רָזָ֖הra.Zah'secret the

Lemma: רָז (raz) · Strong's: H7328

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

Meaning: mystery

Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 2:19, Daniel 2:27, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 2:29, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 2:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7328; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 8

דְּנָ֑הde.Nahthis

Lemma: דְּנָה (de.nah) · Strong's: H1836

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)

Meaning: this

Used 58 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1836; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 9

דִּ֣יdithat

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 10

לָ֤אla'not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 11

יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.Dunthey will destroy

Lemma: אֲבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0007

Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVhi3mp)

Meaning: to destroy

Used 7 times. Also: Jeremiah 10:11, Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0007; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 12

דָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelDaniel

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 2:15, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1841H; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 13

וְחַבְר֔וֹהִיve.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 2:13, Daniel 2:17, Hosea 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2269; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 14

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5974

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: with

Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 5:2, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:16, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5974; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 15

שְׁאָ֖רshe.'Ar[the] rest of

Lemma: שְׁאָר (she.ar) · Strong's: H7606

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: remainder

Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 6:16, Ezra 7:18, Ezra 7:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7606; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 16

חַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.Mei[the] wise men of

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

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (AAampc)

Meaning: wise

Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 2:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2445; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 17

בָבֶֽל\׃va.VelBabylon

Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0895

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Babylon

Used 25 times. Also: Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0895; TAHOT Daniel 2:18 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

urging them to plead	→	בְּעָא H1156 to ask
for mercy	→	רַחֲמִין H7359 compassion
. . .	→	מִן־ H4481 from
from	→	קֳדָם H6925 before
the God	→	אֱלָהּ H0426 god
of heaven	→	שָׁמַ֫יִן H8065 heaven
concerning	→	עַל H5922 since
this	→	דְּנָה H1836 this
mystery	→	רָז H7328 mystery
so that	→	דִּי H1768 that
Daniel	→	דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel
and his friends	→	חֲבַר H2269 fellow
would not	→	לָא H3809 not
be killed	→	אֲבַד H0007 to destroy
with	→	עִם H5974 with
the rest	→	שְׁאָר H7606 remainder
of the wise [men]	→	חַכִּים H2445 wise
of Babylon	→	בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0895 Babylon

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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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