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Daniel 6:14

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:15.

אֱדַ֨יִןedayinthenאֱדַיִןadverb — “then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.מַלְכָּ֜אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.כְּדִ֧יkedias thatדִּיconjunction, conjunction — “as 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.מִלְּתָ֣אmiltacommandmentמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “commandment”, the definite formH4406a word, command, discourse, or subjectcommandment, matter, thing. word.שְׁמַ֗עshemahearשְׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8086{to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)}hear, obey.שַׂגִּיא֙sagiexceedingשַׂגִּיאadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “exceeding”, the ordinary formH7690large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.בְּאֵ֣שׁbeeshdispleaseבְּאֵשׁverb, qal, participle, absolute — “displease”, a verb used as a describing wordH888{to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally}displease.עֲל֔וֹהִיalohiagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd 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.וְעַ֧לvealand againstעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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.דָּנִיֵּ֛אלdaniyelDanielדָּנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.שָׂ֥םsamgiveשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH7761{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}[phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.בָּ֖לbalheartבָּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “heart”, the ordinary formH1079properly, anxiety, i.e. (by implication) the heart (as its seat)heart.לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּlesheyzavutehto deliverשְׁזַבpreposition, verb, shaphel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to deliver”, the to-form of the verbH7804to leave, i.e. (causatively) freedeliver.וְעַד֙veadand untilעַדconjunction, preposition — “and until”H5705{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}[idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.מֶֽעָלֵ֣יmealegoing downמֵעָלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “going down”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4606(only in plural as singular) the setting (of the sun)going down.שִׁמְשָׁ֔אshimshasunשֶׁמֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, determined, definite article — “sun”, the definite formH8122the sunsun.הֲוָ֥אhavabecomeהָוָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “become”, a completed 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…מִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רmishtadarlabourשְׁדַרverb, poal, participle, absolute — “labour”, a verb used as a describing wordH7712to endeavorlabour.לְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּlehatsalutehto deliverנְצַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to deliver”, the to-form of the verbH5338to extricatedeliver, rescue.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-15) Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then the king, when he hath heard the matter, is greatly displeased at himself, and on Daniel he hath set the heart to deliver him, and till the going up of the sun he was arranging to deliver him.

World English Bible

Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him.

Darby Translation

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

Douay-Rheims

Now when the king had heard these words, he was very much grieved, and in behalf of Daniel he set his heart to deliver him and even till sunset he laboured to save him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-15) Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then the king, when he heard the saying, was much grieved for Daniel, and he greatly exerted himself for Daniel to deliver him: and he exerted himself till evening to deliver him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς, ὡς τὸ ῥῆμα ἤκουσε, πολὺ ἐλυπήθη ἐπʼ αὐτῷ, καὶ περὶ τοῦ Δανιὴλ ἠγωνίσατο τοῦ ἐξελέσθαι αὐτὸν, καὶ ἕως ἑσπέρας ἦν ἀγωνιζόμενος τοῦ ἐξελέσθαι αὐτόν.