New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 2:16-19

16So Danielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841wentH5954inH5954and requestedוּבְעָ֣הu.ve.'AhH1156of the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430that he would giveיִנְתֵּן־yin.ten-H5415him a graceH2166periodH2166,so that he might declareH2331the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591to the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430.

17Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wentאֲזַ֑ל'a.ZalH236to his houseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005and informedהוֹדַֽע׃ho.Da'H3046his friendsחַבְר֖וֹהִיchav.Ro.hiH2269,Hananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,MishaelH4331and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.YahH5839,about the matterמִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'H4406,

18so that they mightrequestלְמִבְעֵא֙le.miv.'E'H1156compassionוְרַחֲמִ֗יןve.ra.cha.MinH7359from the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836secretרָזָ֖הra.Zah'H7328,soH1768thatH1768Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841and his friendsוְחַבְר֔וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269would not bekilledיְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.DunH7with the restשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606of the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116the secretרָזָ֣הra.Zah'H7328was revealedגֲלִ֑יga.LiH1541to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֛אלle.da.ni.YelH1841in a nightלֵילְיָ֖אleil.Ya'H3916visionבְּחֶזְוָ֥אbe.chez.Va'H2376.Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841blessedבָּרִ֖ךְba.RikhH1289the Godלֶאֱלָ֥הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065;

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