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Daniel 6:16

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:17.

בֵּאדַ֜יִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.מַלְכָּ֣אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.אֲמַ֗רamarsayאֲמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.וְהַיְתִיו֙vehaytivand comeאָתָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and come”, a completed actionH858{to arrive}(be-) come, bring.לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלledaniyelto Danielדָּנִיֵּאלparticle, direct object marker, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.וּרְמ֕וֹuremvoand castרְמָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and cast”, a completed actionH7412to throw, set, (figuratively) assesscast (down), impose.לְגֻבָּ֖אlegubato denגֹּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to den”, the definite formH1358a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out)den.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.אַרְיָוָתָ֑אaryavatalionאַרְיֵהnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “lion”, the definite formH744{a lion}lion.עָנֵ֤הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וְאָמַ֣רveamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.לְדָנִיֵּ֔אלledaniyelto Danielדָּנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.אֱלָהָ֗ךְelahakheGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.אנתהnththouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.אַ֤נְתְּantethouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.פָּֽלַֽחpalachserveפְּלַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “serve”, a verb used as a describing wordH6399to serve or worshipminister, serve.לֵהּ֙lehtoלֵהּ֙particle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toבִּתְדִירָ֔אbitdirain continuallyתְּדִירָאpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “in continually”, the definite formH8411permanence, i.e. (adverb) constantlycontinually.ה֖וּאhuthisהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “this”H1932{he (she or it); self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are}[idiom] are, it, this.יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְyesheyzvinakhedeliverשְׁזַבverb, shaphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “deliver”, an unfinished actionH7804to leave, i.e. (causatively) freedeliver.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-17) Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said unto Daniel: 'Thy God whom thou servest continually, He will deliver thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then the king hath said, and they have brought Daniel, and have cast [him] into a den of lions. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, 'Thy God, whom thou art serving continually, Himself doth deliver thee.'

World English Bible

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”

Darby Translation

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. The king spoke and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will save thee.

Douay-Rheims

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of the lions. And the king said to Daniel: Thy God, whom thou always servest, he will deliver thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-17) Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said unto Daniel: 'Thy God whom thou servest continually, He will deliver thee.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. But the king said to Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς εἶπε· καὶ ἢγαγον τὸν Δανιὴλ, καὶ ἐνέβαλον αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν λάκκον τῶν λεόντων· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ Δανιὴλ, ὁ Θεός σου, ᾧ σὺ λατρεύεις ἐνδελεχῶς, αὐτὸς ἐξελεῖταί σε.