Study it in the app“He answered and said to Arioch, the captain of the king, “Why is the law so harsh from before the king?” Then Arioch made known the matter to Daniel.”
He answeredעָנֵהand saidוְאָמַרto Arioch,לְאַרְיוֹךְthe captainשַׁלִּיטָאof the king,דִי מַלְכָּא“Whyעַל מָהis the lawדָתָאso harshמְהַחְצְפָהfrom beforeמִן קֳדָםthe king?”מַלְכָּאThenאֱדַיִןAriochאַרְיוֹךְmade knownהוֹדַעthe matterמִלְּתָאto Daniel.לְדָנִיֵּאל
answer
To answer, to speak up in reply.
Where else “ane” appearssay
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amar” appearsArioch
Arioch, a king of Ellasar in the days of Abram; also a Babylonian officer in Daniel.
Where else “aryoch” appearsrule
To have authority; the one in charge.
Where else “shalita” appearsking
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appearswhat; why
What; with "for", "why?", "what for?" (Aramaic).
Where else “ma” appearslaw, decree
Law (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): both the law of God and the law of the king.
Where else “data” appearsbe urgent, harsh
To be urgent, harsh, severe (Aramaic): said of a strict order of the king.
Where else “mehachtsfa” appearsbefore
Before, in front of (Aramaic).
Where else “kodam” appearsthen
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “edayin” appearsmake known
To make someone know something, to tell or reveal it to him (in Aramaic).
Where else “hoda” appearsmatter
A matter or thing being dealt with (Aramaic).
Where else “milta” appearsDaniel
Daniel (the Aramaic form of the name): the prophet, one of the exiles of Judah at the court of Babylon. The name means "El is my judge".
Where else “daniyel” appears14Then Daniel replied with counsel and prudence to Arioch, the chief of the guard of the king, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
15 · This verse (above)
16And Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would give him time, and he would declare the interpretation to the king.
