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Daniel 6:24

And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:25.

וַאֲמַ֣רvaamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, a completed actionH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.מַלְכָּ֗אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וְהַיְתִ֞יוvehaytivand comeאָתָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and come”, a completed actionH858{to arrive}(be-) come, bring.גֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguvrayacertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “certain”, the definite formH1400{a person}certain, man.אִלֵּךְ֙ilekhetheseאִלֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, plural — “these”H479thesethese, those.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.אֲכַ֤לוּakhalveatאֲכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, a completed actionH399{to eat (literally or figuratively)}[phrase] accuse, devour, eat.קַרְצ֨וֹהִי֙qartsohichew him up (figuratively) by slanderקְרַץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chew him up (figuratively) by slander”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7170chew him up (figuratively) by slander[phrase] accuse.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.דָֽנִיֵּ֔אלdaniyelDanielדָּנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.וּלְגֹ֤בulegovand to denגֹּבconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to den”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1358a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out)den.אַרְיָוָתָא֙aryavatalionאַרְיֵהnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “lion”, the definite formH744{a lion}lion.רְמ֔וֹremvocastרְמָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cast”, a completed actionH7412to throw, set, (figuratively) assesscast (down), impose.אִנּ֖וּןinunthemאִנּוּןpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “them”H581they[idiom] are, them, these.בְּנֵיה֣וֹןbeneyhonsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1123{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}child, son, young.וּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹןunesheyhonand womenנָשִׁיןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and women”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5389{a man}women.וְלָֽאvelaand 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.מְט֞וֹmetvocomeמְטָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “come”, a completed actionH4291to arrive, extend or happencome, reach.לְאַרְעִ֣יתlearitto bottomאַרְעִיתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to bottom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH773the bottombottom.גֻּבָּ֗אgubadenגֹּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “den”, the definite formH1358a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out)den.עַ֠דaduntilעַדpreposition — “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.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.שְׁלִ֤טֽוּshelitvhave the masteryשְׁלֵטverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “have the mastery”, a completed actionH7981{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.בְהוֹן֙vehoninבְהוֹן֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inאַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔אaryavatalionאַרְיֵהnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “lion”, the definite formH744{a lion}lion.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{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.גַּרְמֵיה֖וֹןgarmeyhonboneגֶּרֶםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1635a bonebone.הַדִּֽקוּhadiqvbreak to piecesדְּקַקverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “break to pieces”, a completed actionH1855to crumble or (trans.) crushbreak to pieces.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-25) And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and they had not come to the bottom of the den, when the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king hath said, and they have brought those men who had accused Daniel, and to the den of lions they have cast them, they, their sons, and their wives; and they have not come to the lower part of the den till that the lions have power over them, and all their bones they have broken small.

World English Bible

The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions mauled them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.

Darby Translation

And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces ere they came to the bottom of the den.

Douay-Rheims

And by the king’s commandment, those men were brought that bad accused Daniel: and they were cast into the lions’ den, they and their children, and their wives: and they did not reach the bottom of the den, before the lions caught them, and broke all their bones in pieces.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king commanded, and they brought the men that had accused Daniel, and they were cast into the den of lions, they, and their children, and their wives: and they reached not the bottom of the den before the lions had the mastery of them, and utterly broke to pieces all their bones.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ ἠγάγοσαν τοὺς ἄνδρας τοὺς διαβαλόντας τὸν Δανιὴλ, καὶ εἰς τὸν λάκκον τῶν λεόντων ἐνεβλήθησαν αὐτοὶ, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν, καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν· καὶ οὐκ ἔφθασαν εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος τοῦ λάκκου, ἕως οὗ ἐκυρίευσαν αὐτῶν οἱ λέοντες, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτῶν ἐλέπτυναν.