Daniel 6:7

“All the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the advisers and the governors, have agreed to establish a royal statute and to enforce a prohibition, that whoever makes a request of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be thrown into the den of the lions.”
Daniel 6:7 · direct translation from the Aramaic

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Allכֹּלthe supervisorsסָרְכֵיof the kingdom,מַלְכוּתָאthe prefectsסִגְנַיָּאand the satraps,וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּאthe advisersהַדָּבְרַיָּאand the governors,וּפַחֲוָתָאhave agreedאִתְיָעַטוּto establishלְקַיָּמָהa royalמַלְכָּאstatuteקְיָםand to enforceוּלְתַקָּפָהa prohibition,אֱסָרthatדִּיwhoeverכָל דִּיmakesיִבְעֵהa requestבָעוּof anyמִן כָּלgodאֱלָהּor manוֶאֱנָשׁforעַדthirtyתְּלָתִיןdays,יוֹמִיןexceptלָהֵןof you,מִנָּךְO king,מַלְכָּאshall be thrownיִתְרְמֵאinto the denלְגֹבof the lions.אַרְיָוָתָא

Daniel 6:7, word by word

the supervisorsסָרְכֵיsarche

official, overseer

Overseer, high official (Aramaic): one of those placed over the satraps.

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of the kingdomמַלְכוּתָmalchuta

kingdom

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

Where else “malchuta” appears

the prefectsסִגְנַיָּsignaya

prefect

Prefect, governor (Aramaic): an official placed over others.

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and the satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּachashdarpnaya

satrap

Satrap (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): a governor of a province of the empire.

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the advisersהַדָּבְרַיָּhadavraya

counselor

Counselor, royal official (Aramaic): one of the king's closest advisers.

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and the governorsפַחֲוָתָfachavata

governor

Governor (Aramaic): one who rules a province in the king's name. The same word as the Hebrew "pecha".

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have agreedאִתְיָעַטוּityaatu

agree

To come to an agreement among several, after consulting (in Aramaic).

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to establishקַיָּמָהkayama

set up

To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).

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a royalמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

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statuteקְיָםkeyam

statute

Statute, decree (Aramaic).

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and to enforceתַקָּפָהtakafa

enforce

Make a law binding.

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a prohibitionאֱסָרesar

prohibition, decree

Prohibition, binding decree (Aramaic): an order of the king that forbids something.

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makesיִבְעֵהyive

ask

To ask for something, or pray to God.

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a requestבָעוּvau

petition

Petition, request (Aramaic).

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godאֱלָהּelah

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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or manאֱנָשׁenash

man, human being

Man, human being; as a group, "men", people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "enosh".

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thirtyתְּלָתִיןtelatin

thirty

Thirty (Aramaic).

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daysיוֹמִיןyomin

day

Day (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yom".

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exceptלָהֵןlahen

but; therefore; except

But; also "therefore" or "except" (Aramaic).

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shall be thrownיִתְרְמֵאyitrme

throw

To hurl, as into the furnace or den.

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into the denגֹבgov

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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The context

6Then these supervisors and satraps came thronging to the king and said this to him: “King Darius, live forever!

7 · This verse (above)

8Now, O king, establish the prohibition and sign the writing, so that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.”

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