King James Version

Daniel 5:31

And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:1.

וְדָרְיָ֨וֶשׁ֙vedareyaveshand Dariusדָּֽרְיָוֵשׁconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Darius”H1868{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}Darius.מָֽדָיָ֔אmadayaMedianמָדַיnoun, gentilic, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “Median”, the definite formH4077{a Madian or native of Madai}Median.קַבֵּ֖לqabelreceiveקְבַלverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “receive”, a completed actionH6902to acquirereceive, take.מַלְכוּתָ֑אmalkhutakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.כְּבַ֥רkevaras sonבַּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1247a son, grandson, etc.[idiom] old, son.שְׁנִ֖יןsheninyearשְׁנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8140{a year (as a revolution of time)}year.שִׁתִּ֥יןshitinthreescoreשִׁתִּיןadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “threescore”, the ordinary formH8361sixtythreescore.וְתַרְתֵּֽיןvetarteynand twoתְּרֵיןconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8648twosecond, [phrase] twelve, two.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-1) And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.

World English Bible

Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

Darby Translation

And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, [being] about sixty-two years old.

Douay-Rheims

And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore and two years old.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-1) And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being sixty-two years old .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ Δαρεῖος ὁ Μῆδος παρέλαβε τὴν βασιλείαν, ὢν ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα δύο.