King James Version

Daniel 6:1

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:2.

שְׁפַר֙shefarbe acceptableשְׁפַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be acceptable”, a completed actionH8232to be beautifulbe acceptable, please, [phrase] think good.קֳדָ֣םqodambeforeקֳדָםpreposition — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁdareyaveshDariusדָּֽרְיָוֵשׁnoun, proper name — “Darius”H1868{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}Darius.וַהֲקִים֙vahaqimand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, a completed actionH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).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.מַלְכוּתָ֔אmalkhutakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אlaachashdarpenayato princeאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּןparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “to prince”, the definite formH324{a satrap or governorof amain province (of Persia)}prince.מְאָ֣הmeahhundredמְאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “hundred”, the ordinary formH3969a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction}hundred.וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןveesrinand twentyעֶשְׂרִיןconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and twenty”, the ordinary formH6243{twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth}twenty.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.לֶהֱוֺ֖ןleheonbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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…בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.מַלְכוּתָֽאmalkhutakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-2) It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

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American Standard Version (1901)

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

Young’s Literal Translation

It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps — a hundred and twenty — that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,

World English Bible

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty local governors, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

Darby Translation

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be in all the kingdom;

Douay-Rheims

It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors to be over his whole kingdom.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-2) It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it pleased Darius, and he set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, to be in all his kingdom;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤρεσεν ἐνώπιον Δαρείου, καὶ κατέστησεν ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας σατράπας ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι, τοῦ εἶναι αὐτοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ,