Daniel 6:16

American Standard Version (1901)

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ עַל־מַלְכָּ֑א וְאָמְרִ֣ין לְמַלְכָּ֗א דַּ֤ע מַלְכָּא֙ דִּֽי־דָת֙ לְמָדַ֣י וּפָרַ֔ס דִּֽי־כָל־אֱסָ֥ר וּקְיָ֛ם דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֥א יְהָקֵ֖ים לָ֥א לְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃

Transliteration

Then bēʾdayin those gubrāyāʾ ʾillēk hargîšû concerning the malkāʾ and ʾāmərîn to the malkāʾ, 'Know, malkāʾ, that dî dāt to māday and pāras that dî any ʾĕsār and qəyām which dî the malkāʾ yəhāqēym not ləhašnāyāh.'

Grammar Details

• *bēʾdayin*: Aramaic adverb - then, at that time
• *gubrāyāʾ*: noun, masculine plural emphatic - the men
• *ʾillēk*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - these/those
• *hargîšû*: perfect, 3rd plural - they assembled/hurried/pressed
• *malkāʾ*: noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king
• *ʾāmərîn*: participle, masculine plural - speaking/saying
• *dāt*: noun, feminine singular construct - law/decree of
• *māday*: proper noun - Media
• *pāras*: proper noun - Persia
• *dî*: relative particle - that/which
• *ʾĕsār*: noun, masculine singular - decree/ban/interdict
• *qəyām*: noun, masculine singular - statute/decree
• *yəhāqēym*: imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he establishes/confirms
• *ləhašnāyāh*: infinitive construct - to be changed/altered

Word Meanings

• *hargîšû*: assembled/hurried together/pressed
• *ʾĕsār*: interdict/ban/decree
• *qəyām*: statute/decree/ordinance
• *yəhāqēym*: establishes/confirms/sets up

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:39-40 : 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. 40 And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.
• Job 5:19 : 19 He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
• Dan 3:28 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
• Dan 3:17 : 17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of thy hand, O king.
• Ps 91:14-16 : 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.
• Ps 118:8-9 : 8 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.
• Isa 43:2 : 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
• Dan 6:20 : 20 And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
• Jer 26:14 : 14 But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and right in your eyes.
• Jer 38:5 : 5 And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.
• Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.
• Acts 25:11 : 11 If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is [true] whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
• 2 Sam 3:39 : 39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.
• Dan 6:7 : 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
• Acts 27:23-24 : 23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve, 24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.
• Rom 13:3 : 3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
• Dan 3:15 : 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, [well] : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands?
• Matt 14:8-9 : 8 And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 9 And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given; 10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
• Matt 27:23-26 : 23 And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye [to it] . 25 And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children. 26 Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.
• Mark 6:25-28 : 25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 26 And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her. 27 And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
• Mark 15:14-15 : 14 And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him. 15 And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
• John 19:12-16 : 12 Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. 13 When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King! 15 They therefore cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. 16 Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.
• Acts 24:27 : 27 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
• Acts 25:9 : 9 But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?