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Daniel 6:8-13

8Thereforeכְּעַ֣ןke.'AnH3705,O kingH4430,establishH6966the decreeH633and signוְתִרְשֻׁ֣םve.tir.ShumH7560the documentכְּתָבָ֑אke.ta.Va'H3792so thatH1768it cannotלָ֧אla'H3809be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133—in accordance with the lawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,whichH1768cannotלָ֥אla'H3809be repealedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”

9Thereforeקֳבֵ֖ל דְּנָ֑הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836KingH4430Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868signedH7560the writtenH3792decreeH633.

10Now whenכְּדִ֨יke.DiH1768Danielוְ֠דָנִיֵּאלVe.da.ni.yelH1841learnedיְדַ֜עye.Da'H3046thatדִּֽי־di-H1768the documentH3792had been signedH7560,he wentעַ֣ל'alH5954into his houseלְבַיְתֵ֔הּle.vay.TehH1005,where the windowsוְכַוִּ֨יןve.kha.VinH3551of hisupper roomבְּעִלִּיתֵ֔הּbe.'i.li.TehH5952openedפְּתִיחָ֥ןpe.ti.ChanH6606towardנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5049Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390,and threeתְּלָתָ֨הte.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִין֩ve.zim.NinH2166a dayבְיוֹמָ֜אve.yo.Ma'H3118heה֣וּא׀hu'H1932got downבָּרֵ֣ךְba.RekhH1289onעַל־'al-H5922his kneesבִּרְכ֗וֹהִיbir.Kho.hiH1291,prayedוּמְצַלֵּ֤אu.me.tza.Le'H6739,and gave thanksוּמוֹדֵא֙u.mo.De'H3029toקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925his Godאֱלָהֵ֔הּ'e.la.HehH426 H3606,just asדִּֽי־ הֲוָ֣אdi- ha.Va'H6903 H1768 H1934he had doneעָבֵ֔ד'a.VedH5648beforeמִן־ קַדְמַ֖תmin- kad.MatH4481 H6928 H1836.

11Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400went as a groupהַרְגִּ֔שׁוּhar.Gi.shuH7284and foundוְהַשְׁכַּ֖חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912DanielH1841petitioningבָּעֵ֥אba.'E'H1156and imploringוּמִתְחַנַּ֖ןu.mit.cha.NanH2604 H6925his GodH426.

12SoH116they approachedקְרִ֨יבוּke.Ri.vuH7127the kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430and askedוְאָמְרִ֥יןve.'a.me.RinH560 H6925aboutעַל־'al-H5922his royalמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430decreeאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633: “Did you notהֲלָ֧אha.La'H3809signרְשַׁ֗מְתָּre.Sham.taH7560a decreeאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633thatדִּ֣יdiH1768forעַד־'ad-H5705thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118anyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606whoדִּֽי־di-H1768petitionsמִן־min-H1156 H4481anyכָּל־kol-H3606godH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606except youלָהֵן֙ מִנָּ֣ךְla.Hen mi.NakhH3861 H4481,O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,will be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the denלְג֖וֹבle.GovH1358of lionsאַרְיָותָ֑א'ar.yo.Ta'H744?”The kingמַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֗רmal.Ka' ve.'a.MarH4430 H560repliedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “According to the lawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖ס דִּי־u.fa.Ras di-H6540 H1768the orderמִלְּתָ֛אmi.le.Ta'H4406standsיַצִּיבָ֧אya.tzi.Va'H3330,and it cannotלָ֥אla'H3809be repealedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”

13ThenH116they toldH6032 H560 H6925the kingH4430, “Danielדָנִיֵּ֡אלda.ni.YelH1841,oneH1768ofH4481the exilesגָלוּתָ֜אga.lu.Ta'H1768 H1123 H1547fromH1768Judahיְה֗וּדye.HudH3061,shows noH3809regardשָׂ֨םsamH7761for youH5922,O kingH4430טְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942,or forH5922the decreeH633thatH1768you have signedH7560.He still makesH1156his petitionבָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ba.'u.TehH1159threeתְּלָתָה֙te.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִ֤יןve.zim.NinH2166a dayH3118.”

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