Thenבֵּאדַיִןthe kingמַלְכָּאgave the word,אֲמַרand they broughtוְהַיְתִיוDanielלְדָנִיֵּאלand threw himוּרְמוֹinto the denלְגֻבָּאof the lions.דִּי אַרְיָוָתָאThe kingמַלְכָּאansweredעָנֵהand saidוְאָמַרto Daniel,לְדָנִיֵּאל“Your Elah,אֱלָהָךְwhomדִּי לֵהּyouאַנְתְּserveפָּלַחcontinually,בִּתְדִירָאheהוּאwill deliver you.”יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּךְ
Daniel 6:16
Study it in the app“Then the king gave the word, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of the lions. The king answered and said to Daniel, “Your Elah, whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.””
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 6:16, word by word
- Thenאדַיִןdayin
then
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “dayin” appears- the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- gave the wordאֲמַרamar
order
To give an order with authority (Aramaic).
Where else “amar” appears- and they broughtהַיְתִיוhaytiv
bring
To cause someone or something to arrive before another, by taking it there.
Where else “haytiv” appears- Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel
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".
Where else “daniyel” appears- and threw himרְמוֹremo
throw
To hurl, as into the furnace or den.
Where else “remo” appears- into the denגֻבָּguba
pit, den
Pit, den (Aramaic): a hole dug in the ground, where lions were kept.
Where else “guba” appears- of the lionsאַרְיָוָתָaryavata
lion
Lion (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "arye".
Where else “aryavata” appears- answeredעָנֵהane
answer
To answer, to speak up in reply.
Where else “ane” appears- “Your Elahאֱלָהָelaha
Elah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “elaha” appears- youאַנְתְּant
you
You (Aramaic).
Where else “ant” appears- serveפָּלַחpalach
serve
To serve (Aramaic), above all in worship; "servants" of the house of God.
Where else “palach” appears- continuallyתְדִירָtedira
continually
Continually, without ceasing (Aramaic).
Where else “tedira” appears- will deliver youיְשֵׁיזְבִנָּyeshezvina
rescue, deliver
To rescue, to deliver, to set free (Aramaic).
Where else “yeshezvina” appears
The context
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.”
16 · This verse (above)
17And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his signet ring and with the signet ring of his nobles, so that nothing might be changed in the matter regarding Daniel.