Daniel 6:23

“Then the king was very glad about it, and he said to bring Daniel up from the den. And Daniel was brought up from the den, and no harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his Elah.”

Daniel 6:23 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 6:23, 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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was veryשַׂגִּיאsagi

much, great, many

Much, great, many (Aramaic).

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gladטְאֵבteev

be glad

To be glad (Aramaic).

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and he saidאֲמַרamar

order

To give an order with authority (Aramaic).

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to bring Daniel upדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel

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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to bring Daniel upהַנְסָקָהhansaka

go up; bring up

To go up; in its causative form, to bring up, to take up (Aramaic).

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from the denגֻּבָּguba

pit, den

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

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harmחֲבָלchaval

harm, damage

Harm, damage (Aramaic).

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was foundהִשְׁתְּכַחhishtchach

find

To find, to discover (Aramaic).

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he had trustedהֵימִןhemin

trust

To lean on someone with assurance.

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in his Elahאלָהֵlahe

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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The context

22My Elah sent his angel and shut the mouth of the lions, and they have not harmed me, because before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”

23 · This verse (above)

24And the king gave the word, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and into the den of the lions they threw them, their children, and their wives; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

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