Daniel 6:16

“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.””

Daniel 6:16 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 6:16, word by word

Thenאדַיִןdayin

then

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

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the kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

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gave the wordאֲמַרamar

order

To give an order with authority (Aramaic).

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and they broughtהַיְתִיוhaytiv

bring

To cause someone or something to arrive before another, by taking it there.

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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".

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and threw himרְמוֹremo

throw

To hurl, as into the furnace or den.

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into the denגֻבָּguba

pit, den

Pit, den (Aramaic): a hole dug in the ground, where lions were kept.

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of the lionsאַרְיָוָתָaryavata

lion

Lion (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "arye".

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answeredעָנֵהane

answer

To answer, to speak up in reply.

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“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.

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youאַנְתְּant

you

You (Aramaic).

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serveפָּלַחpalach

serve

To serve (Aramaic), above all in worship; "servants" of the house of God.

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continuallyתְדִירָtedira

continually

Continually, without ceasing (Aramaic).

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will deliver youיְשֵׁיזְבִנָּyeshezvina

rescue, deliver

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

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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.

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