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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. (KJV)

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כְּעַ֣ןke.'Annow

Lemma: כְּעַן (ke.an) · Strong's: H3705

Parsing: Adverb (AD)

Meaning: now

Used 13 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3705; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 1

מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king O

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 2

תְּקִ֥יםte.Kimyou will establish

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6966I

Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVhi2ms)

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 6:8 word 3

אֱסָרָ֖א'e.sa.Ra'prohibition the

Lemma: אֱסָר (e.sar) · Strong's: H0633

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: injunction

Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:9, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:13, Daniel 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0633; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 4

וְתִרְשֻׁ֣םve.tir.Shumso you may sign

Lemma: רְשַׁם (re.sham) · Strong's: H7560

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqu2ms)

Meaning: to sign

Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 5:24, Daniel 5:25, Daniel 6:9, Daniel 6:10, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7560; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 5

כְּתָבָ֑אke.ta.Va'writing the

Lemma: כְּתָב (ke.tav) · Strong's: H3792

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: inscription

Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 6:18, Ezra 7:22, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3792; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 6

דִּ֣יdiwhich

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 6:8 word 7

לָ֧אla'not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 8

לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.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 6:8 word 9

כְּדָת\־ke.dot-according to [the] law of

Lemma: דָּת (dat) · Strong's: H1882

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

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 6:8 word 10

מָדַ֥יma.Dai[the] Medes

Lemma: מָדַי (ma.day) · Strong's: H4076G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Mede

Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 5:28, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4076G; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 11

וּפָרַ֖סu.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 6:12, Daniel 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6540; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 12

דִּי\־di-which

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 6:8 word 13

לָ֥אla'not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 14

תֶעְדֵּֽא\׃te'.De'it will pass away

Lemma: עֲדָה (a.dah) · Strong's: H5709

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqi2ms)

Meaning: to pass on/over/away

Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 2:21, Daniel 3:27, Daniel 4:31, Daniel 5:20, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5709; TAHOT Daniel 6:8 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Therefore	→	כְּעַן H3705 now
O king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
establish	→	קוּם H6966I to stand: establish
the decree	→	אֱסָר H0633 injunction
and sign	→	רְשַׁם H7560 to sign
the document	→	כְּתָב H3792 inscription
so that	→	דִּי H1768 that
it cannot	→	לָא H3809 not
be changed	→	שְׁנָא H8133 to change
in accordance with the law	→	דָּת H1882 law
of the Medes	→	מָדַי H4076G Mede
and Persians	→	פָּרַס H6540 Persia
which	→	דִּי H1768 that
cannot	→	לָא H3809 not
be repealed	→	עֲדָה H5709 to pass on/over/away

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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