King James Version

Daniel 6:20

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:21.

וּכְמִקְרְבֵ֣הּukhemiqrevehand as approachקְרֵבconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as approach”, the to-form of the verbH7127{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.לְגֻבָּ֔אlegubato denגֹּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to den”, the definite formH1358a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out)den.לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלledaniyelto Danielדָּנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.בְּקָ֥לbeqalin soundקָלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in sound”, the ordinary formH7032{a voice or sound}sound, voice.עֲצִ֖יבatsivlamentableעֲצַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “lamentable”, the ordinary formH6088to afflictlamentable.זְעִ֑קzeiqcryזְעִקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cry”, a completed actionH2200to make an outcrycry.עָנֵ֨הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, 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.מַלְכָּ֜אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, 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.לְדָנִיֵּ֗אלledaniyelto Danielדָּנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙daniyelDanielדָּנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.עֲבֵד֙avedservantעֲבַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5649a servantservant.אֱלָהָ֣אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.חַיָּ֔אchayalifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “life”, the definite formH2417alive; also (as noun in plural) lifelife, that liveth, living.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.הַיְכִ֥לhaykhilthe be ableיְכֵלparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the be able”, a completed actionH3202{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}be able, can, couldest, prevail.לְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְlesheyzavutakheto deliverשְׁזַבpreposition, verb, shaphel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to deliver”, the to-form of the verbH7804to leave, i.e. (causatively) freedeliver.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.אַרְיָוָתָֽאaryavatalionאַרְיֵהnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “lion”, the definite formH744{a lion}lion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-21) And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a pained voice; the king spoke and said to Daniel: 'O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

Young’s Literal Translation

and at his coming near to the den, to Daniel, with a grieved voice, he crieth. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, thy God, whom thou art serving continually, is He able to deliver thee from the lions?'

World English Bible

When he came near to Daniel in the den, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?”

Darby Translation

And when he came near unto the den, he cried with a mournful voice unto Daniel: the king spoke and said unto Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God whom thou servest continually been able to save thee from the lions?

Douay-Rheims

And coming near to the den, cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel, and said to him: Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God, whom thou servest always, been able, thinkest thou, to deliver thee from the lions?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And when he drew near to the den, he cried with a loud voice, Daniel, servant of the living God, has thy God, whom thou servest continually, been able to deliver thee from the lion's mouth?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν αὐτὸν τῷ λάκκῳ, ἐβοήσε φωνῇ ἰσχυρᾷ, Δανιὴλ, ὁ δοῦλος τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος, ὁ Θεός σου ᾧ σὺ λατρεύεις ἐνδελεχῶς, εἰ ἠδυνήθη ἐξελέσθαί σε ἐκ στόματος τῶν λεόντων;