Revised Version 1895

Daniel 2:12-18

12For this cause thekingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430wasangryבְּנַ֖סbe.NasH1149andveryשַׂגִּ֑יאsa.Gi'H7690furiousוּקְצַ֣ףu.ke.TzafH7108, andcommandedוַאֲמַר֙va.'a.MarH560todestroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הle.Hoa.DahH7allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3606thewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

13So thedecreeוְדָתָ֣אve.da.Ta'H1882wentH5312forthH5312, and thewiseוְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אve.cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445menH2445were to beslainמִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑יןmit.ka.te.LinH6992; and they soughtDanielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841and his companions to beslainלְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ פle.hit.ke.ta.LahH6992.

14ThenDanielדָּנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841returnedהֲתִיב֙ha.TivH8421answer withcounselוּטְעֵ֔םu.te.'EmH2942and prudence toAriochלְאַרְי֕וֹךְle.'ar.YokhH746thecaptainרַב־rav-H7229of theking’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430guard,whichH1768wasgoneH5312forthH5312toslayלְקַטָּלָ֔הle.ka.ta.LahH6992thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֖יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895;

15heansweredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560toAriochלְאַרְיוֹךְ֙le.'ar.yoKhH746theking’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430captain, Wherefore is thedecreeדָתָ֛אda.Ta'H1882soאֱדַ֣יִן'e.Da.yinH116urgentמְהַחְצְפָ֖הme.hach.tze.FahH2685from thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430? ThenAriochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746madeH3046thethingH1882knownH3046toDanielלְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃le.da.ni.YelH1841.

16AndDanielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841wentעַ֖ל'alH5954in, and desired of thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430that he would appoint him a time, and he would shew thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

17ThenDanielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wentאֲזַ֑ל'a.ZalH236to hishouseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005, andmadeH3046thethingמִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'H4406knownH3046toHananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לmi.sha.'ElH4333, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.YahH5839, his companions:

18that they would desire mercies of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerning this secret; thatDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841and his companions shouldnotלָ֤אla'H3809perishיְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.DunH7with therestשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606of thewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

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