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Daniel 4:27

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:24.

לָהֵ֣ןlahenexceptלָהֵןconjunction — “except”H3861therefore; also exceptbut, except, save, therefore, wherefore.מַלְכָּ֗אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.מִלְכִּי֙milkicounselמְלַךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “counsel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4431advicecounsel.יִשְׁפַּ֣רyishparbe acceptableשְׁפַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be acceptable”, an unfinished actionH8232to be beautifulbe acceptable, please, [phrase] think good.עליךlykhagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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.עֲלָ֔ךְalakheagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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.וחטיךvchtykhand sinחֲטִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and sin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2408an offencesin.וַחֲטָאָךְ֙vachataakheand sinחֲטִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and sin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2408an offencesin.בְּצִדְקָ֣הbetsidqahin righteousnessצִדְקָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in righteousness”, the ordinary formH6665beneficencerighteousness.פְרֻ֔קferuqbreak offפְּרַקverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “break off”, a commandH6562to discontinuebreak off.וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְvaavayatakheand iniquityעִוְיָאconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and iniquity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5758perversenessiniquity.בְּמִחַ֣ןbemichanin shew mercyחֲנַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in shew mercy”, the to-form of the verbH2604to favor or (causatively) to entreatshew mercy, make supplication.עֲנָ֑יִןanayinpoorעֲנָהnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “poor”, the ordinary formH6033{to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)}poor.הֵ֛ןhenifהֵןconjunction — “if”H2006lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if(that) if, or, whether.תֶּהֱוֵ֥אtehevebecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “become”, an unfinished actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…אַרְכָ֖הarkhahlengtheningאַרְכָּאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “lengthening”, the ordinary formH754lengthlengthening, prolonged.לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְlishlevetakheto safetyשְׁלֵוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to safety”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7963safetytranquillity. See also H7961 (שָׁלֵו).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-24) Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by almsgiving, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy prosperity.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

World English Bible

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

Darby Translation

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

Douay-Rheims

And the king answered, and said: Is not this the great Babylon, which I have built to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my power, and in the glory of my excellence?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

this is the interpretation of it, O king, and it is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοῦτο ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτοῦ βασιλεῦ, καὶ σύγκριμα ὑψίστου ἐστὶν, ὃ ἔφθασεν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριόν μου τὸν βασιλέα,