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And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? (KJV)
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וּכְמִקְרְבֵ֣הּu.khe.mik.re.Vehand just as approached he
Lemma: קְרֵב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7127
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVqcc)
Meaning: to approach
Used 9 times. Also: Ezra 6:10, Ezra 6:17, Ezra 7:17, Daniel 3:8, Daniel 3:26, Daniel 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7127; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 1
לְגֻבָּ֔אle.gu.Ba'to 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 6:17, Daniel 6:19, Daniel 6:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1358; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 2
לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.Yelto 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 6:20 word 3
בְּקָ֥לbe.Kalwith a voice
Lemma: קָל (qal) · Strong's: H7032G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: voice: sound
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7032G; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 4
עֲצִ֖יב'a.Tzivpained
Lemma: עֲצַב (a.tsav) · Strong's: H6088
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAabsa)
Meaning: to pain
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6088; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 5
זְעִ֑קze.'Ikhe cried out
Lemma: זְעִ֑ק (ze.iq) · Strong's: H2200
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: to cry out
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2200; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 6
עָנֵ֨ה'a.Neh[was] replying
Lemma: עֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6032
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
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 6:20 word 7
מַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'king the
וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.Marand [was] saying
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
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 6:20 word 9
לְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.Yelto 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 6:20 word 10
דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLO 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 6:20 word 11
עֲבֵד֙'a.Ved[the] servant of
Lemma: עֲבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5649
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 5:11, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 3:26, Daniel 3:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5649; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 12
אֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'God the
חַיָּ֔אchai.Ya'<the> living
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2417
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (AAabsd)
Meaning: living
Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 6:10, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:34, Daniel 6:26, Daniel 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2417; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 14
אֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhGod your
דִּ֣יdiwhom
פָּֽלַֽח\־pa.lach-[are] paying reverence
Lemma: פְּלַח (pe.lach) · Strong's: H6399
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to serve
Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 7:24, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:18, Daniel 3:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6399; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 17
בִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'in <the> continuance
Lemma: תְּדִירָא (te.di.ra) · Strong's: H8411
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: continuance
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8411; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 18
הַיְכִ֥לhay.Khil¿ was he able
Lemma: יְכִל (ye.khel) · Strong's: H3202
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: be able
Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:27, Daniel 2:47, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:29, Daniel 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3202; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 19
לְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְle.shei.za.vu.Takhto deliver you
Lemma: שֵׁיזִב (she.zav) · Strong's: H7804
Parsing: Verb · Shaphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVecc)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:28, Daniel 6:14, Daniel 6:16, Daniel 6:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7804; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 20
מִן\־min-from
אַרְיָוָתָֽא\׃'ar.ya.va.Ta'lions the
Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0744
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: lion
Used 10 times. Also: Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:16, Daniel 6:19, Daniel 6:22, Daniel 6:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0744; TAHOT Daniel 6:20 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When he reached | → | קְרֵב H7127 to approach |
| the den | → | גֹּב H1358 den |
| he cried out | → | זְעִ֑ק H2200 to cry out |
| in a voice | → | קָל H7032G voice: sound |
| of anguish | → | עֲצַב H6088 to pain |
| O Daniel | → | דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel |
| servant | → | עֲבַד H5649 servant/slave |
| of the living | → | חַי H2417 living |
| God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| has your God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| whom | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| you | → | אַנְתָּה H0607 you |
| serve | → | פְּלַח H6399 to serve |
| continually | → | תְּדִירָא H8411 continuance |
| been able | → | יְכִל H3202 be able |
| to deliver you | → | שֵׁיזִב H7804 to rescue |
| from | → | מִן־ H4481 from |
| the lions | → | אַרְיֵה H0744 lion |
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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