King James Version

Daniel 6:19

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:20.

בֵּאדַ֣יִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.בִּשְׁפַּרְפָּרָ֖אbishparparain the dawn (as brilliant with aurora)שְׁפַרְפַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “in the dawn (as brilliant with aurora)”, the definite formH8238the dawn (as brilliant with aurora)[idiom] very early in the morning.יְק֣וּםyequmriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished 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).בְּנָגְהָ֑אbenagehain morningנֹגַהּpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “in morning”, the definite formH5053dawnmorning.וּבְהִ֨תְבְּהָלָ֔הuvehitbehalahand in troubleבְּהַלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in trouble”, the ordinary formH927to terrify, hastenin haste, trouble.לְגֻבָּ֥אlegubato denגֹּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to den”, the definite formH1358a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out)den.דִֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.אַרְיָוָתָ֖אaryavatalionאַרְיֵהnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “lion”, the definite formH744{a lion}lion.אֲזַֽלazalgoאֲזַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “go”, a completed actionH236to departgo (up).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-20) Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then doth the king rise in the early morning, at the light, and in haste to the den of lions he hath gone;

World English Bible

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.

Darby Translation

Then the king arose with the light at break of day, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

Douay-Rheims

Then the king rising very early in the morning, went in haste to the lions’ den:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-20) Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and came in haste to the den of lions.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀνέστη τὸ πρωῒ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ, καὶ ἐν σπουδῇ ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν λάκκον τῶν λεόντων.