Daniel 6:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֵּאדַ֣יִן מַלְכָּ֔א בִּשְׁפַּרְפָּרָ֖א יְק֣וּם בְּנָגְהָ֑א וּבְהִ֨תְבְּהָלָ֔ה לְגֻבָּ֥א דִֽי־אַרְיָוָתָ֖א אֲזַֽל׃

Transliteration

Then bēʾdayin the malkāʾ at šəparpārāʾ yəqûm at nāgəhāʾ, and in hitbəhālāh to gubbāʾ dî ʾaryāwātāʾ he ʾăzal.

Grammar Details

• *bēʾdayin*: Aramaic adverb - then, at that time
• *malkāʾ*: noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king
• *šəparpārāʾ*: noun, masculine singular emphatic - the dawn/early morning
• *yəqûm*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he arose
• *nāgəhāʾ*: noun, masculine singular emphatic - the daylight/morning light
• *hitbəhālāh*: infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - in haste/with alarm
• *gubbāʾ*: noun, masculine singular emphatic - the den/pit
• *dî*: relative particle - that/which/of
• *ʾaryāwātāʾ*: noun, masculine plural emphatic - the lions
• *ʾăzal*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he went

Word Meanings

• *šəparpārāʾ*: dawn/early morning/daybreak
• *nāgəhāʾ*: daylight/morning light/brightness
• *hitbəhālāh*: in haste/with alarm/anxiously

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto niel: and the king spake and said to niel, O niel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he came{H7127} near unto the den{H1358} to Daniel,{H1841} he cried{H2200} with a lamentable{H6088} voice;{H7032} the king{H4430} spake{H6032} and said{H560} to Daniel,{H1841} O Daniel,{H1841} servant{H5649} of the living{H2417} God,{H426} is thy God,{H426} whom thou servest{H6399} continually,{H8411} able{H3202} to deliver{H7804} thee from{H4481} the lions?{H744}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he came{H7127}{(H8749)} to the den{H1358}, he cried{H2200}{(H8754)} with a lamentable{H6088}{(H8750)} voice{H7032} unto Daniel{H1841}: and the king{H4430} spake{H6032}{(H8750)} and said{H560}{(H8750)} to Daniel{H1841}, O Daniel{H1841}, servant{H5649} of the living{H2417} God{H426}, is thy God{H426}, whom thou servest{H6399}{(H8750)} continually{H8411}, able{H3202}{(H8754)} to deliver{H7804}{(H8756)} thee from{H4481} the lions{H744}?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now as he came nye vnto ye dene, he cried wt a piteous voyce vnto Daniel: Yee ye kige spake, and sayde vnto Daniel: O Daniel, thou seruaunt off the lyuynge God, Is not thy God (whom thou allwaye seruest) able to delyuer the from the lyons?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he came to the denne, he cryed with a lamentable voyce vnto Daniel: and the King spake, and saide to Daniel, O Daniel, the seruant of ye liuing God, is not thy God (whom thou alway seruest) able to deliuer thee fro the lyons?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Now as he came nye vnto the denne, he cryed with a pitious voyce vnto Daniel, yea the king spake and saide vnto Daniel: O Daniel, thou seruaut of the liuing God, is not thy God whom thou seruest alway, able to deliuer thee from ye lions?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] 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?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spoke and said to Daniel, Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and at his coming near to the den, to Daniel, with a grieved voice, he crieth. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, thy God, whom thou art serving continually, is He able to deliver thee from the lions?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spoke and said to Daniel, Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As he approached the den, he called out to Daniel in a worried voice,“Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God whom you continually serve able to rescue you from the lions?”

Referenced Verses

• Dan 3:17 : 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.
• Dan 6:16 : 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel, Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.
• Dan 6:27 : 27 He delivers and rescues, and he works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
• 1 Chr 16:11 : 11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Therefore he is able also to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
• Jas 1:25 : 25 But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
• 1 Thess 5:17-18 : 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
• 2 Tim 4:16-18 : 16 At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. I pray that it may not be held against them. 17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be fully preached through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered from the mouth of the lion. 18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Ps 71:14-18 : 14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise you more and more. 15 My mouth shall show forth your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for I do not know the limits thereof. 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours only. 17 O God, you have taught me from my youth; and until now have I declared your wondrous works. 18 Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I have shown your strength to this generation, and your power to everyone that is to come.
• Ps 73:23 : 23 Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.
• Gen 18:14 : 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
• Num 11:23 : 23 And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD's hand shortened? You shall see now whether My word shall come to pass to you or not.
• Prov 23:17-18 : 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all day long. 18 For surely there is an end, and your expectation shall not be cut off.
• Jer 32:17 : 17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, you have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm, and there is nothing too hard for you:
• Dan 3:15 : 15 Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God who shall deliver you out of my hands?
• Hos 12:6 : 6 Therefore, turn to your God: keep mercy and justice, and wait on your God continually.
• Luke 1:37 : 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.
• Luke 18:1 : 1 And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not lose heart;
• Dan 3:28-29 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I make a decree, that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap, because there is no other God who can deliver in this way.
• 2 Cor 1:10 : 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
• Col 4:2 : 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
• Acts 6:4 : 4 But we will devote ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.
• Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:
• Num 14:15-16 : 15 Now if you shall kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying, 16 Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness.
• Ps 119:112 : 112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, forever, to the very end.
• Ps 146:2 : 2 While I live, I will praise the LORD: I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
• 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that day.
• Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,