Daniel 6:1 Go deeper

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; (KJV)

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שְׁפַר֙she.Farit seemed good

Lemma: שְׁפַר (she.phar) · Strong's: H8232

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)

Meaning: to acceptable

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:2, Daniel 4:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8232; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 1

קֳדָ֣םko.Dambefore

Lemma: קֳדָם (qo.dam) · Strong's: H6925

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

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 6:1 word 2

דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshDarius

Lemma: דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ (dar.ya.vesh) · Strong's: H1868H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Darius

Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 5:31, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 6:9, Daniel 6:25, Daniel 6:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1868H; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 3

וַהֲקִים֙va.ha.Kimand he appointed

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6966I

Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVhp3ms)

Meaning: to stand: establish

Used 25 times. Also: Ezra 6:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6966I; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 4

עַל\־'al-over

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 6:1 word 5

מַלְכוּתָ֔אmal.khu.Ta'kingdom the

Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)

Meaning: kingdom

Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 6

לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'<obj.> satraps the

Lemma: אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין (a.chash.dar.pan) · Strong's: H0324

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

Meaning: satrap

Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:3, Daniel 3:27, Daniel 6:2, Daniel 6:3, Daniel 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0324; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 7

מְאָ֣הme.'Ahone hundred

Lemma: מְאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3969

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAcbsa)

Meaning: hundred

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 6:17, Ezra 7:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3969; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 8

וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןve.'es.Rinand twenty

Lemma: עֶשְׂרִין (es.rin) · Strong's: H6243

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: twenty

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6243; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 9

דִּ֥יdiwho

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 6:1 word 10

לֶהֱוֹ֖ןle.he.Vonthey will be

Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqi3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 11

בְּכָל\־be.kholover all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3606

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

Meaning: all

Used 81 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:7, Ezra 6:11, Ezra 6:12, Ezra 6:17, Ezra 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3606; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 12

מַלְכוּתָֽא\׃mal.khu.Ta'kingdom the

Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)

Meaning: kingdom

Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Daniel 6:1 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Now it	→	שְׁפַר H8232 to acceptable
pleased	→	קֳדָם H6925 before
Darius	→	דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ H1868H Darius
to appoint	→	קוּם H6966I to stand: establish
120	→	מְאָה H3969 hundred
. . .	→	עֶשְׂרִין H6243 twenty
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
satraps	→	אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין H0324 satrap
to rule	→	הֲוָא H1934 to be
throughout	→	כֹּל H3606 all
the kingdom	→	מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom

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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