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Daniel 6:10-23

10Now whenH1768Danielוְ֠דָנִיֵּאלVe.da.ni.yelH1841learnedיְדַ֜עye.Da'H3046that the documentH3792was signedH7560,he enteredH5954his houseלְבַיְתֵ֔הּle.vay.TehH1005(and inH5954his roofH5952chamberH5952he had windowsוְכַוִּ֨יןve.kha.VinH3551openפְּתִיחָ֥ןpe.ti.ChanH6606towardנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5049Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390); and he continuedkneelingבָּרֵ֣ךְba.RekhH1289on his kneesבִּרְכ֗וֹהִיbir.Kho.hiH1291threeתְּלָתָ֨הte.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִין֩ve.zim.NinH2166a dayבְיוֹמָ֜אve.yo.Ma'H3118,prayingוּמְצַלֵּ֤אu.me.tza.Le'H6739andofferingH3029praiseH3029beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925his Godאֱלָהֵ֔הּ'e.la.HehH426,justH6903as he had been doingעָבֵ֔ד'a.VedH5648previouslyמִן־ קַדְמַ֖תmin- kad.MatH4481 H6928.

11Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400cameH7284byH7284agreementH7284and foundוְהַשְׁכַּ֖חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912DanielH1841offeringH1156aH1156prayerH1156and imploringוּמִתְחַנַּ֖ןu.mit.cha.NanH2604favorbeforeH6925his GodH426.

12ThenH116they approachedקְרִ֨יבוּke.Ri.vuH7127andspokeH560beforeH6925the kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430aboutעַל־'al-H5922the king’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430injunctionאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633: “Did you not signרְשַׁ֗מְתָּre.Sham.taH7560an injunctionאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633that anyכָל־khol-H3606personאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606whoH1768offersH1156aH1156prayerH1156to anyכָּל־kol-H3606godH426or personוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606besidesלָהֵן֙la.HenH3861 H4481you, O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,for thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118,is to be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the lions’אַרְיָותָ֑א'ar.yo.Ta'H744denלְג֖וֹבle.GovH1358?”The kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430repliedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “The statementמִלְּתָ֛אmi.le.Ta'H4406is trueיַצִּיבָ֧אya.tzi.Va'H3330, according to thelawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,whichH1768may not be revokedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”

13ThenH116they respondedH6032and spokeH560beforeH6925the kingH4430, “Danielדָנִיֵּ֡אלda.ni.YelH1841,whoH1768is one of theexilesגָלוּתָ֜אga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547from Judahיְה֗וּדye.HudH3061,paysשָׂ֨םsamH7761noH3809attentionטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to you, O kingH4430,or to the injunctionH633whichH1768you signedH7560,but keeps offeringH1156his prayerבָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ba.'u.TehH1159threeתְּלָתָה֙te.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִ֤יןve.zim.NinH2166a dayH3118.”

14ThenH116,as soonH1768as the kingH4430heardשְׁמַ֗עshe.Ma'H8086this statementמִלְּתָ֣אmi.le.Ta'H4406,he was deeplyשַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'H7690distressedבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH888,and setH7761hismindבָּ֖לbalH1079on rescuingלְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּle.shei.za.vu.TehH7804DanielH1841;and untilוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5705sunsetמֶֽעָלֵ֣י שִׁמְשָׁ֔אme.'a.Lei shim.Sha'H4606 H8122he kept exertingמִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רmish.ta.DarH7712himself to saveלְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃le.ha.tza.lu.TehH5338him.

15ThenH116theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400cameH7284byH7284agreementH7284to the kingH4430and saidוְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.RinH560to the kingH4430, “Recognizeדַּ֤עda'H3046,O kingH4430, that it is alawדָת֙datH1882of the Medesלְמָדַ֣יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֔סu.fa.RasH6540that noכָל־ לָ֥אkhol- la'H3606 H3809injunctionאֱסָ֥ר'e.SarH633or statuteוּקְיָ֛םu.ke.YamH7010whichH1768the kingH4430establishesיְהָקֵ֖יםye.ha.KeimH6966may be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃le.hash.na.YahH8133.”

16ThenH116the kingH4430gaveאֲמַ֗ר'a.MarH560ordersוְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.RinH560,and Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841was broughtוְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.TivH858in andthrownוּרְמ֕וֹu.re.MoH7412into the lions’אַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744denלְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'H1358.The kingH4430saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “Your Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426whomH1768you continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399will Himselfה֖וּאhu'H1932rescueיְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ye.shei.ze.vi.NakhH7804you.”

17And astoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69was broughtH858and placedוְשֻׂמַ֖תve.su.MatH7761overעַל־'al-H5922the mouthפֻּ֣םpumH6433of the denH1358;and the kingH4430sealedוְחַתְמַ֨הּve.chat.MahH2857it with his own signetH5824ringH5824and with the signetH5824ringsH5824of his noblesרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיrav.re.va.No.hiH7261,soH1768thatH1768nothingלָא־ צְב֖וּla'- tze.VuH3809 H6640would be changedתִשְׁנֵ֥אtish.Ne'H8133regarding DanielH1841.

18Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116the kingH4430wentאֲזַ֨ל'a.ZalH236to his palaceלְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙le.hei.khe.LehH1965and spentH1006theH1006nightH1006fastingטְוָ֔תte.VatH2908,and noH3809entertainmentוְדַחֲוָ֖ןve.da.cha.VanH1761was broughtהַנְעֵ֣לhan.'ElH5954beforeקָֽדָמ֑וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925him; and hissleepוְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּve.shin.TehH8139fledנַדַּ֥תna.DatH5075from him.

19ThenH116the kingH4430gotH6966upH6966at dawnבִּשְׁפַּרְפָּרָ֖אbish.par.pa.Ra'H8238,at the breakH5053ofH5053dayH5053,and wentH236in a hurryוּבְהִ֨תְבְּהָלָ֔הu.ve.Hit.be.ha.LahH927to the lions’אַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744denלְגֻבָּ֥אle.gu.Ba'H1358.

20And when he had comeH7127nearH7127the denH1358to Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841,he criedH2200outH2200with a troubledעֲצִ֖יב'a.TzivH6088voiceבְּקָ֥לbe.KalH7032.The kingH4430beganH6032speakingH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “Danielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841,servantעֲבֵד֙'a.VedH5649of the livingחַיָּ֔אchai.Ya'H2417Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426, hasyour Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whomH1768you continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399,beenH3202ableהַיְכִ֥לhay.KhilH3202to rescueלְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְle.shei.za.vu.TakhH7804you from the lionsH744?”

21Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116DanielH1841spokeמַלִּ֑לma.LilH4449to the kingH4430, “O kingH4430,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!

22My Godאֱלָהִ֞י'e.la.HiH426sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972His angelמַלְאֲכֵ֗הּmal.'a.KhehH4398andshutוּֽסֲגַ֛רu.sa.GarH5463the lions’אַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744mouthsפֻּ֥םpumH6433,and they have not harmedחַבְּל֑וּנִיcha.be.Lu.niH2255me, sinceקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤יko.Vel diH6903 H1768I was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912innocentזָכוּ֙za.KhuH2136beforeקָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ka.da.Mo.hiH6925Him; and alsoוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH638towardקָֽדָמָךְ֙ka.da.ma.yikhH6925you, O kingH4430,I have committedעַבְדֵֽת׃'av.DetH5648noH3809crimeחֲבוּלָ֖הcha.vu.LahH2248.”

23Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the kingH4430was veryשַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'H7690gladטְאֵ֣בte.'EvH2868and gaveH560ordersH560for Danielוּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלu.le.Da.ni.YelH1841to be liftedH5559upH5559out of the denגֻּבָּ֑אgu.Ba'H1358.So Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841was liftedH5559upH5559out of the denגֻּבָּ֗אgu.Ba'H1358, andnoH3606 H3809injuryחֲבָל֙cha.ValH2257whateverH3606was foundH7912on him, becauseH1768he hadtrustedהֵימִ֥ןhei.MinH540in his GodH426.

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