King James Version

Daniel 6:22

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:23.

אֱלָהִ֞יelahiGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.שְׁלַ֣חshelachsendשְׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7972{to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)}put, send.מַלְאֲכֵ֗הּmalakhehangelמַלְאַךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “angel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4398an angelangel.וּֽסֲגַ֛רusagarand shut upסְגַרconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shut up”, a completed actionH5463{to shut up; figuratively, to surrender}shut up.פֻּ֥םpummouthפֻּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6433the mouth (literally or figuratively)mouth.אַרְיָוָתָ֖אaryavatalionאַרְיֵהnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “lion”, the definite formH744{a lion}lion.וְלָ֣אvelaand or evenלָאconjunction, particle, negative — “and or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.חַבְּל֑וּנִיchablunidestroyחֲבַלverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH2255to ruindestroy, hurt.כָּלkalas allכֹּלconjunction, conjunction — “as all”H3606{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.קֳבֵ֗לqovelbeforeקְבֵלconjunction — “before”H6903(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.דִּ֤יdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.קָֽדָמ֨וֹהִי֙qadamohibeforeקֳדָםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.זָכוּ֙zakhvinnocencyזָכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “innocency”, the ordinary formH2136purityinnocency.הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhishtekhachatfindשְׁכַחverb, hothpaal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “find”, a completed actionH7912to discover (literally or figuratively)find.לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוְאַ֤ףveafand alsoאַףconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H638{meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though}also.קדמיךqdmykhbeforeקֳדָםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.קָֽדָמָךְ֙qadamakhebeforeקֳדָםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.חֲבוּלָ֖הchavulahhurtחֲבוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hurt”, the ordinary formH2248properly, overthrown, i.e. (morally) crimehurt.לָ֥אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.עַבְדֵֽתavdetdoעֲבַדverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “do”, a completed actionH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-23) My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.'

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Young’s Literal Translation

my God hath sent His messenger, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity hath been found in me; and also before thee, O king, injury I have not done.'

World English Bible

My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me, because innocence was found in me before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”

Darby Translation

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Douay-Rheims

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him justice hath been found in me: yea and before thee, O king, I have done no offence.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-23) My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My God has sent his angel, and stopped the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me: for uprightness was found in me before him; and moreover before thee, O king, I have committed no trespass.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ Θεός μου ἀπέστειλε τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐνέφραξε τὰ στόματα τῶν λεόντων, καὶ οὐκ ἐλυμήναντό με, ὅτι κατέναντι αὐτοῦ εὐθύτης εὑρέθη ἐμοὶ, καὶ ἐνώπιον δὲ σου βασιλεῦ παράπτωμα οὐκ ἐποίησα.

Alluded to in

Acts 12:11 Acts 12:11 · King James VersionAnd when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.Acts 12:11 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.