Daniel 3:9 Go deeper

They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. (KJV)

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עֲנוֹ֙a.Nothey replied

Lemma: עֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6032

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

Meaning: to answer

Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6032; TAHOT Daniel 3:9 word 1

וְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.Rinand [were] saying

Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVqrmpa)

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 3:9 word 2

לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.ne.Tzarto Nebuchadnezzar

Lemma: נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר (ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar) · Strong's: H5020

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Nebuchadnezzar

Used 31 times. Also: Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 2:46, Daniel 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5020; TAHOT Daniel 3:9 word 3

מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

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

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 3:9 word 4

מַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'king O

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

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

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 3:9 word 5

לְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.Minfor ever

Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5957

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

Meaning: perpetuity

Used 20 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5957; TAHOT Daniel 3:9 word 6

חֱיִֽי\׃che.Yilive!

Lemma: חֲיָא (cha.ya) · Strong's: H2418

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqv2ms)

Meaning: to live

Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 5:10, Daniel 5:19, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2418; TAHOT Daniel 3:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

saying	→	עֲנָה H6032 to answer
. . .	→	אֲמַר H0560 to say
to King	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
Nebuchadnezzar	→	נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5020 Nebuchadnezzar
O king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
may you live	→	חֲיָא H2418 to live
forever	→	עָלַם H5957 perpetuity

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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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