King James Version

Daniel 2:49

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

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וְדָנִיֵּאל֙vedaniyeland Danielדָּנִיֵּאלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.בְּעָ֣אbeaaskבְּעָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ask”, a completed actionH1156to 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.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וּמַנִּ֗יumaniand numberמְנָאconjunction, verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and number”, a completed actionH4483to count, appointnumber, ordain, set.עַ֤לalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.עֲבִֽידְתָּא֙avidetaaffairsעֲבִידָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “affairs”, the definite formH5673labor or businessaffairs, service, work.דִּ֚יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.מְדִינַ֣תmedinatprovinceמְדִינָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “province”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4083{properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region}province.בָּבֶ֔לbavelBabylonבַּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babylon”H895{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}Babylon.לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְleshadrakhto Shadrachשַׁדְרַךְparticle, direct object marker, noun, proper name — “to Shadrach”H7715{Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions}Shadrach.מֵישַׁ֖ךְmeyshakhMeshakמֵישַׁךְnoun, proper name — “Meshak”H4336Meshak, the BabylonianMeshak.וַעֲבֵ֣דvaavedand Abed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.נְג֑וֹnegvoAbed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאnoun, proper name — “Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.וְדָנִיֵּ֖אלvedaniyeland Danielדָּנִיֵּאלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.בִּתְרַ֥עbitrain gate mouthתְּרַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in gate mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8651a door; by implication, a palacegate mouth.מַלְכָּֽאmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Daniel hath sought from the king, and he hath appointed over the work of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and Daniel [is] in the gate of the king.

World English Bible

Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, but Daniel was in the king’s gate.

Darby Translation

And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon. And Daniel was in the gate of the king.

Douay-Rheims

And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago over the works of the province of Babylon: but Daniel himself was in the king’s palace.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Daniel asked of the king, and he appointed Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the king's palace.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Δανιὴλ ᾐτήσατο παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ κατέστησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῆς χώρας Βαβυλῶνος τὸν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγώ· καὶ Δανιὴλ ἦν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τοῦ βασιλέως.