Daniel 5:31

“And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.”

Daniel 5:31 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 5:31, word by word

And Dariusדָרְיָוֶשׁdaryavesh

Darius

Darius (the Aramaic form of the name): the name of kings of Persia and Media; in Ezra, the king of Persia in whose reign the house of God in Jerusalem was resumed and finished.

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the Medeמָדָיָmadaya

Mede

Mede (Aramaic): a person of Media.

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receivedקַבֵּלkabel

receive

To receive, to take (Aramaic).

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the kingdomמַלְכוּתָmalchuta

kingdom

A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).

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being aboutבַרvar

years old

Used to give someone's age: so many years old.

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sixty-twoשִׁתִּיןshitin

sixty

Sixty (Aramaic).

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sixty-twoתַרְתֵּיןtarten

two

Two (Aramaic).

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years oldשְׁנִיןshenin

year

Year (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shana".

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Translation note

In the Aramaic text, this verse is 6:1.

The context

30In that very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed.

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