Daniel 6:17 Go deeper
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And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. (KJV)
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וְהֵיתָ֙יִת֙ve.hei.Ta.yitand it was brought
Lemma: אֲתָה (a.tah) · Strong's: H0858
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVHp3fs)
Meaning: to come
Used 16 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:16, Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0858; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 1
אֶ֣בֶן'E.vena stone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0069
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:4, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0069; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 2
חֲדָ֔הcha.Dahone
Lemma: חַד (chad) · Strong's: H2298
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAcbsa)
Meaning: one
Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 6:2, Ezra 6:3, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2298; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 3
וְשֻׂמַ֖תve.su.Matand it was set
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7761H
Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVQp3fs)
Meaning: to set: put/give
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 6:13, Daniel 6:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7761H; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 4
עַל\־'al-over
פֻּ֣םpum[the] mouth of
Lemma: פֻּם (pum) · Strong's: H6433
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: mouth
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 4:31, Daniel 6:22, Daniel 7:5, Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6433; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 6
גֻּבָּ֑אgu.Ba'den the
Lemma: גֹּב (gov) · Strong's: H1358
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: den
Used 10 times. Also: Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:16, Daniel 6:19, Daniel 6:20, Daniel 6:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1358; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 7
וְחַתְמַ֨הּve.chat.Mahand he sealed it
Lemma: חֲתַם (cha.tam) · Strong's: H2857
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: to seal
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2857; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 8
מַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'king the
בְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּbe.'iz.ke.Tehwith signet-ring his
Lemma: עִזְקָה (iz.qah) · Strong's: H5824
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: signet ring
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5824; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 10
וּבְעִזְקָת֙u.ve.'iz.Katand with [the] signet-rings of
Lemma: עִזְקָה (iz.qah) · Strong's: H5824
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (ANcfpc)
Meaning: signet ring
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5824; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 11
רַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיrav.re.va.No.hinobles his
Lemma: רַבְרְבָן (rav.re.van) · Strong's: H7261
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: noble
Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 4:36, Daniel 5:1, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:3, Daniel 5:9, Daniel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7261; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 12
דִּ֛יdithat
לָא\־la'-not
תִשְׁנֵ֥אtish.Ne'it will change
Lemma: שְׁנָא (she.na) · Strong's: H8133
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqi2ms)
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 6:17 word 15
צְב֖וּtze.Vuanything
Lemma: צְבוּ (tse.vu) · Strong's: H6640
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: thing
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6640; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 16
בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל\׃be.da.ni.Yelwith 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 2:15, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1841H; TAHOT Daniel 6:17 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A | → | חַד H2298 one |
| stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0069 stone |
| was brought | → | אֲתָה H0858 to come |
| and placed | → | שׂוּם H7761H to set: put/give |
| over | → | עַל H5922 since |
| the mouth | → | פֻּם H6433 mouth |
| of the den | → | גֹּב H1358 den |
| and the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| sealed it | → | חֲתַם H2857 to seal |
| with his own signet ring | → | עִזְקָה H5824 signet ring |
| and with the rings | → | עִזְקָה H5824 signet ring |
| of his nobles | → | רַבְרְבָן H7261 noble |
| so that | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| nothing | → | לָא H3809 not |
| . . . | → | צְבוּ H6640 thing |
| concerning Daniel | → | דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel |
| could 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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