King James Version

Daniel 2:18

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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וְרַחֲמִ֗יןverachaminand mercyרְחֵםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and mercy”, the ordinary formH7359(plural) pitymercy.לְמִבְעֵא֙lemiveto askבְּעָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to ask”, the to-form of the verbH1156to seek or askask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.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.קֳדָם֙qodambeforeקֳדָםpreposition — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.אֱלָ֣הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.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.רָזָ֖הrazahsecretרָזnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “secret”, the definite formH7328to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mysterysecret.דְּנָ֑הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.לָ֤אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙yehovedundestroyאֲבַדverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH7{properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)}destroy, perish.דָּנִיֵּ֣אלdaniyelDanielדָּנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.וְחַבְר֔וֹהִיvechavrohiand companionחֲבַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and companion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2269an associatecompanion, fellow.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5974{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}by, from, like, to(-ward), with.שְׁאָ֖רshearresidueשְׁאָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “residue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7606{a remainder}[idiom] whatsoever more, residue, rest.חַכִּימֵ֥יchakimewiseחַכִּיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “wise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2445wise, i.e. a Magianwise.בָבֶֽלvavelBabylonבַּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babylon”H895{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}Babylon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

that they might ask mercy of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Young’s Literal Translation

and to seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret, that they destroy not Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

World English Bible

that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Darby Translation

that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Douay-Rheims

To the end that they should ask mercy at the face of the God of heaven concerning this secret, and that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

that they might ask mercy of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they sought mercies from the God of heaven concerning this mystery; that Daniel and his friends might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἰκτιρμοὺς ἐζήτουν παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὑπὲρ τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου, ὅπως ἂν μὴ ἀπόλωνται Δανιὴλ καὶ οἱ φίλοι αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἐπιλοίπων σοφῶν Βαβυλῶνος.