King James Version

Daniel 11:1

Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

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וַאֲנִי֙vaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.בִּשְׁנַ֣תbishnatin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).אַחַ֔תachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁledareyaveshto Dariusדָּֽרְיָוֵשׁpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Darius”H1867Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsDarius.הַמָּדִ֑יhamadithe Medeמָדַיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Mede”, the ordinary formH4075a Madian or native of MadaiMede.עָמְדִ֛יamedistandעָמַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “stand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…לְמַחֲזִ֥יקlemachaziqto be constantחָזַקpreposition, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “to be constant”, a verb used as a describing wordH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…וּלְמָע֖וֹזulemaozand to forceמָעוֹזconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to force”, the ordinary formH4581a fortified place; figuratively, a defenceforce, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), ([idiom] most) strong (hold).לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to be a supporter and a stronghold unto him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, my standing [is] for a strengthener, and for a stronghold to him;

World English Bible

“As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

Darby Translation

And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

Douay-Rheims

And from the first year of Darius the Mede I stood up that he might be strengthened and confirmed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to be a supporter and a stronghold unto him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I in the first year of Cyrus stood to strengthen and confirm him .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγὼ ἐν ἔτει πρώτῳ Κύρου ἔστην εἰς κράτος καὶ ἰσχύν.