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Daniel 2:15

He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

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עָנֵ֣הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.וְאָמַ֗רveamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙learyokheto Ariochאֲרְיוֹךְpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Arioch”H746Arjok, the name of two BabyloniansArioch.שַׁלִּיטָ֣אshalitacaptainשַׁלִּיטadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “captain”, the definite formH7990mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premiercaptain, be lawful, rule(-r).דִֽיdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.מָ֥הmahhow greatמָהparticle, interrogative — “how great”H4101{properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.דָתָ֛אdatadecreeדָּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “decree”, the definite formH1882{a royal edict or statute}decree, law.מְהַחְצְפָ֖הmehachtsefahbe urgentחֲצַףverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be urgent”, a verb used as a describing wordH2685properly, to shear or cut close; figuratively, to be severehasty, be urgent.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.קֳדָ֣םqodambeforeקֳדָםpreposition — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.מַלְכָּ֑אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.אֱדַ֣יִןedayinthenאֱדַיִןadverb — “then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.מִלְּתָ֔אmiltacommandmentמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “commandment”, the definite formH4406a word, command, discourse, or subjectcommandment, matter, thing. word.הוֹדַ֥עhodaknowיְדַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.אַרְי֖וֹךְaryokheAriochאֲרְיוֹךְnoun, proper name — “Arioch”H746Arjok, the name of two BabyloniansArioch.לְדָנִיֵּֽאלledaniyelto Danielדָּנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain: 'Wherefore is the decree so peremptory from the king?' Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, 'Wherefore [is] the sentence so urgent from before the king?' Then Arioch hath made the thing known to Daniel,

World English Bible

He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

Darby Translation

he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so rigorous from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

Douay-Rheims

And he asked him that had received the orders of the king, why so cruel a sentence was gone forth from the face of the king. And when Arioch had told the matter to Daniel,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain: 'Wherefore is the decree so peremptory from the king?' Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Chief magistrate of the king, wherefore has the peremptory command proceeded from the king? So Arioch made known the matter to Daniel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἄρχων τοῦ βασιλέως, περὶ τίνος ἐξῆλθεν ἡ γνώμη ἡ ἀναιδὴς ἐκ προσώπου τοῦ βασιλέως; ἐγνώρισε δὲ ὁ Ἀριὼχ τὸ ῥῆμα τῷ Δανιήλ.