King James Version

Daniel 2:13

And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

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וְדָתָ֣אvedataand decreeדָּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “and decree”, the definite formH1882{a royal edict or statute}decree, law.נֶפְקַ֔תnefqatcome forthנְפַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “come forth”, a completed actionH5312to issue; causatively, to bring outcome (go, take) forth (out).וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אvechakimayaand wiseחַכִּיםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and wise”, the definite formH2445wise, i.e. a Magianwise.מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑יןmitqatlinslayקְטַלverb, poal, participle, absolute — “slay”, a verb used as a describing wordH6992to killslay.וּבְע֛וֹuvevoand askבְּעָאconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and ask”, a completed actionH1156to seek or askask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.דָּנִיֵּ֥אלdaniyelDanielדָּנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.וְחַבְר֖וֹהִיvechavrohiand companionחֲבַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and companion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2269an associatecompanion, fellow.לְהִתְקְטָלָֽהlehitqetalahto slayקְטַלpreposition, verb, poal, infinitive construct — “to slay”, the to-form of the verbH6992to killslay.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

World English Bible

So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Darby Translation

And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

Douay-Rheims

And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So the decree went forth, and they began to slay the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to slay them .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ δόγμα ἐξῆλθε, καὶ οἱ σοφοὶ ἀπεκτέννοντο· καὶ ἐζήτησαν Δανιὴλ καὶ τοὺς φίλους αὐτοῦ ἀνελεῖν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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