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Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. (KJV)
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אֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinthen
דָּנִיֶּ֔אלda.ni.YelDaniel
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 6:21 word 2
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5974
Parsing: Preposition (AR)
Meaning: with
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 5:2, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:16, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5974; TAHOT Daniel 6:21 word 3
מַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'king the
מַלִּ֑לma.Lilhe spoke
Lemma: מְלַל (me.lal) · Strong's: H4449
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:20, Daniel 7:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4449; TAHOT Daniel 6:21 word 5
מַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'king O
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 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5957; TAHOT Daniel 6:21 word 7
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 3:9, Daniel 5:10, Daniel 5:19, Daniel 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2418; TAHOT Daniel 6:21 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then |
| Daniel | → | דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel |
| replied | → | מְלַל H4449 to speak |
| O king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| may you live | → | חֲיָא H2418 to live |
| forever | → | עָלַם H5957 perpetuity |
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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