Daniel 6:15 Go deeper
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Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is , That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. (KJV)
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בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yin<in> then
גֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'men the
Lemma: גְּבַר (ge.var) · Strong's: H1400
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: man
Used 21 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:10, Ezra 6:8, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1400; TAHOT Daniel 6:15 word 2
אִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.Lekhthese
Lemma: אִלֵּךְ (il.lekh) · Strong's: H0479
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)
Meaning: these
Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 6:8, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0479; TAHOT Daniel 6:15 word 3
הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar.Gi.shuthey came as a crowd
Lemma: רְגַשׁ (re.gash) · Strong's: H7284
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVhp3mp)
Meaning: to throng
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 6:6, Daniel 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7284; TAHOT Daniel 6:15 word 4
עַל\־'al-to
מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'king the
וְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'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 6:15 word 7
לְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'to king the
דַּ֤עda'know
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqv2ms)
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 6:15 word 9
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king O
דִּֽי\־di-that
דָת֙dat[the] law
Lemma: דָּת (dat) · Strong's: H1882
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
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 6:15 word 12
לְמָדַ֣יle.ma.Daiof [the] Medes
Lemma: מָדַי (ma.day) · Strong's: H4076G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)
Meaning: Mede
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 5:28, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4076G; TAHOT Daniel 6:15 word 13
וּפָרַ֔סu.fa.Rasand [the] Persians
Lemma: פָּרַס (pa.ras) · Strong's: H6540
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)
Meaning: Persia
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:14, Daniel 5:28, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6540; TAHOT Daniel 6:15 word 14
דִּֽי\־di-that
כָל\־khol-any
אֱסָ֥ר'e.Sarprohibition
Lemma: אֱסָר (e.sar) · Strong's: H0633
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: injunction
Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:9, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0633; TAHOT Daniel 6:15 word 17
וּקְיָ֛םu.ke.Yamand statute
Lemma: קְיָם (qe.yam) · Strong's: H7010
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: statute
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7010; TAHOT Daniel 6:15 word 18
דִּֽי\־di-which
מַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'king the
יְהָקֵ֖יםye.ha.Keimhe will establish
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6966I
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVhi3ms)
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 6:15 word 21
לָ֥אla'not
לְהַשְׁנָיָֽה\׃le.hash.na.Yahto change
Lemma: שְׁנָא (she.na) · Strong's: H8133
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVhcc)
Meaning: to change
Used 20 times. Also: Ezra 6:11, Ezra 6:12, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 3:27, Daniel 3:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8133; TAHOT Daniel 6:15 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then |
| the | → | אִלֵּךְ H0479 these |
| men | → | גְּבַר H1400 man |
| approached | → | רְגַשׁ H7284 to throng |
| . . . | → | עַל H5922 since |
| the king {together} | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| and said | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| to him | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| Remember | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| O king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| that | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| by the law | → | דָּת H1882 law |
| of the Medes | → | מָדַי H4076G Mede |
| and Persians | → | פָּרַס H6540 Persia |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| no | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| decree | → | אֱסָר H0633 injunction |
| or ordinance | → | קְיָם H7010 statute |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| established | → | קוּם H6966I to stand: establish |
| by the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| can be changed | → | שְׁנָא H8133 to change |
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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