Daniel 6:14

“Then the king, when he heard the word, was greatly displeased, and on Daniel he set his mind to deliver him; and until the going down of the sun he was striving to rescue him.”

Daniel 6:14 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 6:14, word by word

Thenאֱדַיִןedayin

then

Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".

Where else “edayin” appears
the kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

Where else “malka” appears
he heardשְׁמַעshema

hear

Hear, listen; learn of something.

Where else “shema” appears
the wordמִלְּתָmilta

word

What someone says: an order, a word (Aramaic).

Where else “milta” appears
was greatlyשַׂגִּיאsagi

much, great, many

Much, great, many (Aramaic).

Where else “sagi” appears
displeasedבְּאֵשׁbeesh

be displeasing

To be displeasing, to distress (Aramaic).

Where else “beesh” appears
and on Danielדָּנִיֵּאלdaniyel

Daniel

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".

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he setשָׂםsam

put

To put or set something in a place; also, to give a name.

Where else “sam” appears
his mindבָּלbal

mind, heart

Mind, heart (Aramaic): "he set his mind".

Where else “bal” appears
to deliver himשֵׁיזָבוּתֵshezavute

rescue, deliver

To rescue, to deliver, to set free (Aramaic).

Where else “shezavute” appears
the going downמֶעָלֵיmeale

setting (of sun)

The going in, the setting (of the sun) (Aramaic).

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of the sunשִׁמְשָׁshimsha

sun

Sun (Aramaic).

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he was strivingהֲוָאhava

be, become

To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".

Where else “hava” appears
he was strivingמִשְׁתַּדַּרmishtadar

strive

To strive, to make every effort (Aramaic).

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to rescue himהַצָּלוּתֵhatsalute

rescue

To rescue, to deliver (Aramaic).

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The context

13Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is of the sons of the exile of Judah, has paid no attention to you, O king, or to the prohibition that you signed; but three times a day he makes his request.”

14 · This verse (above)

15Then these men came thronging to the king and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no prohibition or statute that the king establishes may be changed.”

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