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Daniel 6:16-24

16SoH116the kingH4430gave the orderH560,and they broughtוְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.TivH858Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841and threw himוּרְמ֕וֹu.re.MoH7412into the denלְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'H1358ofH1768lionsאַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.The kingH4430 H560saidעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “May your Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whomH1768youאַ֤נְתְּ'an.tahH607serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔א ה֖וּאbit.di.Ra' hu'H8411 H1932,deliver youיְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ye.shei.ze.vi.NakhH7804!”

17Aחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69was broughtH858and placedוְשֻׂמַ֖תve.su.MatH7761overעַל־'al-H5922the mouthפֻּ֣םpumH6433of the denH1358,and the kingH4430sealed itוְחַתְמַ֨הּve.chat.MahH2857with his own signet ringבְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּbe.'iz.ke.TehH5824and with the ringsוּבְעִזְקָת֙u.ve.'iz.KatH5824of his noblesרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיrav.re.va.No.hiH7261,so thatH1768nothingלָא־ צְב֖וּla'- tze.VuH3809 H6640concerning DanielH1841could be changedתִשְׁנֵ֥אtish.Ne'H8133.

18Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116the kingH4430wentאֲזַ֨ל'a.ZalH236to his palaceלְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙le.hei.khe.LehH1965and spent the nightוּבָ֣תu.VatH956fastingטְוָ֔תte.VatH2908.NoH3809entertainmentוְדַחֲוָ֖ןve.da.cha.VanH1761was broughtהַנְעֵ֣לhan.'ElH5954before himקָֽדָמ֑וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925,and sleepוְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּve.shin.TehH8139fledנַדַּ֥תna.DatH5075from himH5922.

19H116At the first lightבְּנָגְהָ֑אbe.na.ge.Ha'H5053of dawnבִּשְׁפַּרְפָּרָ֖אbish.par.pa.Ra'H8238,the kingH4430got upיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966and hurriedוּבְהִ֨תְבְּהָלָ֔הu.ve.Hit.be.ha.LahH927 H236to the denלְגֻבָּ֥אle.gu.Ba'H1358ofדִֽי־di-H1768lionsאַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.

20When he reachedוּכְמִקְרְבֵ֣הּu.khe.mik.re.VehH7127the denH1358,he cried outזְעִ֑קze.'IkH2200H1841in a voiceבְּקָ֥לbe.KalH7032of anguishעֲצִ֖יב'a.TzivH6088H4430וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560עָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “O DanielH1841,servantעֲבֵד֙'a.VedH5649of the livingחַיָּ֔אchai.Ya'H2417Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,has your Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whomH1768youאַ֤נְתְּ'an.tahH607serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411,been ableהַיְכִ֥לhay.KhilH3202to deliver youלְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְle.shei.za.vu.TakhH7804fromמִן־min-H4481the lionsH744?”

21Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116DanielH1841repliedמַלִּ֑לma.LilH4449עִם־'im-H5974H4430, “O kingH4430,may you liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!

22My Godאֱלָהִ֞י'e.la.HiH426sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972His angelמַלְאֲכֵ֗הּmal.'a.KhehH4398and shutוּֽסֲגַ֛רu.sa.GarH5463the mouthsפֻּ֥םpumH6433of the lionsאַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.They have notוְלָ֣אve.La'H3809hurt meחַבְּל֑וּנִיcha.be.Lu.niH2255 H3606,forקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤יko.Vel diH6903 H1768I was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912innocentזָכוּ֙za.KhuH2136in His sightקָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ka.da.Mo.hiH6925,andוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH638I have doneעַבְדֵֽת׃'av.DetH5648noלָ֥אla'H3809wrongחֲבוּלָ֖הcha.vu.LahH2248against youקָֽדָמָךְ֙ka.da.ma.yikhH6925,O kingH4430.”

23בֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116The kingH4430was overjoyedשַׂגִּיא֙ טְאֵ֣ב עֲל֔וֹהִיsa.Gi' te.'Ev a.Lo.hiH7690 H2868 H5922and gave ordersאֲמַ֖ר'a.MarH560to liftלְהַנְסָקָ֣הle.han.sa.KahH5559Danielוּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלu.le.Da.ni.YelH1841out ofמִן־min-H4481the denגֻּבָּ֑אgu.Ba'H1358,and when Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841was liftedוְהֻסַּ֨קve.hu.SakH5559out ofמִן־min-H4481the denגֻּבָּ֗אgu.Ba'H1358וְכָל־ve.kholH3606,noH3809wounds whatsoeverחֲבָל֙cha.ValH2257were foundH7912on him,becauseH1768he had trustedהֵימִ֥ןhei.MinH540in his GodH426.

24At the commandH560of the kingH4430,theאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoH1768had falsely accusedאֲכַ֤לוּ קַרְצ֙וֹהִי֙'a.Kha.lu kar.Tzo.hiH399 H7170 H1768DanielH1841were broughtוְהַיְתִ֞יוve.hay.TivH858and thrownרְמ֔וֹre.MoH7412into the denH1358of lionsאַרְיָוָתָא֙'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744—theyאִנּ֖וּן'i.NunH581and their childrenH1123and wivesוּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.ne.shei.HonH5389.And beforeH3809they had reachedמְט֞וֹme.ToH4291the bottomלְאַרְעִ֣יתle.'ar.'ItH773of the denH1358עַ֠ד'adH5705H1768,the lionsאַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א'ar.Ya.va.Ta'H744overpoweredשְׁלִ֤טֽוּshe.Li.tuH7981themand crushedהַדִּֽקוּ׃ha.Di.kuH1855allH3606their bonesגַּרְמֵיה֖וֹןgar.mei.HonH1635.

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