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Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. (KJV)
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קֳבֵ֖לko.Velbecause
Lemma: קֳבֵל (qe.vel) · Strong's: H6903H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: before: because
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 4:14, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:17, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6903H; TAHOT Daniel 6:9 word 1
דְּנָ֑הde.Nahthis
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king the
דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshDarius
Lemma: דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ (dar.ya.vesh) · Strong's: H1868H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Darius
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 5:31, Daniel 6:1, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 6:25, Daniel 6:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1868H; TAHOT Daniel 6:9 word 4
רְשַׁ֥םre.Shamhe signed
Lemma: רְשַׁם (re.sham) · Strong's: H7560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: to sign
Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 5:24, Daniel 5:25, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:10, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7560; TAHOT Daniel 6:9 word 5
כְּתָבָ֖אke.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 6:9 word 6
וֶאֱסָרָֽא\׃ve.'e.sa.Ra'and 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 6:8, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:13, Daniel 6:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0633; TAHOT Daniel 6:9 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| . . . | → | קֳבֵל H6903H before: because |
| . . . | → | דְּנָה H1836 this |
| King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| Darius | → | דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ H1868H Darius |
| signed | → | רְשַׁם H7560 to sign |
| the written | → | כְּתָב H3792 inscription |
| decree | → | אֱסָר H0633 injunction |
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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