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OET interlinear DAN 6:25

◄ ← DAN 6:25 ↓ → ► ║ ©

Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    2. 515569
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -
    8. S
    9. -
    10. 360495
    1. וַ,אֲמַר
    2. 515570,515571
    3. and he/it said
    4. -
    5. 560
    6. SV-C,Vqp3ms
    7. and=he/it_said
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360496
    1. מַלְכָּ,א
    2. 515572,515573
    3. Oh/the king
    4. King
    5. 4430
    6. S-Ncmsd,Td
    7. Oh/the=king
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360497
    1. וְ,הַיְתִיו
    2. 515574,515575
    3. and they brought
    4. -
    5. 858
    6. SV-C,Vhp3mp
    7. and,they_brought
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360498
    1. גֻּבְרַיָּ,א
    2. 515576,515577
    3. the men
    4. -
    5. 1400
    6. O-Ncmpd,Td
    7. the,men
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360499
    1. אִלֵּךְ
    2. 515578
    3. these
    4. -
    5. 479
    6. O-Pdxmp
    7. these
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360500
    1. דִּי
    2. 515579
    3. who
    4. -
    5. 1768
    6. O-Tr
    7. who
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360501
    2. 515580
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 360502
    1. אֲכַלוּ
    2. 515581
    3. they had eaten
    4. -
    5. 399
    6. V-Vqp3mp
    7. they_had_eaten
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360503
    1. קַרְצוֹ,הִי
    2. 515582,515583
    3. pieces of his
    4. his
    5. 7170
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3ms
    7. pieces_of,his
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360504
    1. דִּי
    2. 515584
    3. of
    4. -
    5. 1768
    6. O-Tr
    7. (diy)_of
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360505
    1. דָנִיֵּאל
    2. 515585
    3. Dāniyyʼēl
    4. -
    5. 1841
    6. O-Np
    7. Daniel
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360506
    1. וּ,לְ,גֹב
    2. 515586,515587,515588
    3. and to the den of
    4. -
    5. 1358
    6. S-C,R,Ncmsc
    7. and,to,the_den_of
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360507
    1. אַרְיָוָתָ,א
    2. 515589,515590
    3. the lions
    4. -
    5. 744
    6. S-Ncmpd,Td
    7. of,the_lions
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360508
    1. רְמוֹ
    2. 515591
    3. they threw
    4. -
    5. 7412
    6. V-Vqp3mp
    7. they_threw
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360509
    1. אִנּוּן
    2. 515592
    3. they
    4. -
    6. O-Pp3mp
    7. they
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360510
    1. בְּנֵי,הוֹן
    2. 515593,515594
    3. sons of their
    4. -
    5. 1123
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3mp
    7. sons_of,their
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360511
    1. וּ,נְשֵׁי,הוֹן
    2. 515595,515596,515597
    3. and wives of their
    4. -
    5. 5389
    6. O-C,Ncfpc,Sp3mp
    7. and,wives_of,their
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360512
    1. וְ,לָא
    2. 515598,515599
    3. and not
    4. -
    5. 3809
    6. S-C,Tn
    7. and,not
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360513
    2. 515600
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 360514
    1. מְטוֹ
    2. 515601
    3. they reached
    4. -
    5. 4291
    6. V-Vqp3mp
    7. they_reached
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360515
    1. לְ,אַרְעִית
    2. 515602,515603
    3. to the bottom of
    4. -
    5. 773
    6. S-R,Ncfsc
    7. to,the_bottom_of
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360516
    1. גֻּבָּ,א
    2. 515604,515605
    3. the den
    4. -
    5. 1358
    6. S-Ncmsd,Td
    7. of,the_den
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360517
    1. עַד
    2. 515606
    3. until
    4. -
    5. 5705
    6. S-R
    7. until
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360518
    1. דִּי
    2. 515607
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 1768
    6. S-Tr
    7. that
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360519
    2. 515608
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 360520
    1. שְׁלִטוּ
    2. 515609
    3. they assaulted
    4. -
    5. 7981
    6. V-Vqp3mp
    7. they_assaulted
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360521
    1. בְ,הוֹן
    2. 515610,515611
    3. (in) them
    4. -
    6. S-R,Sp3mp
    7. (in),them
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360522
    1. אַרְיָוָתָ,א
    2. 515612,515613
    3. the lions
    4. -
    5. 744
    6. S-Ncmpd,Td
    7. the,lions
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360523
    1. וְ,כָל
    2. 515614,515615
    3. and all
    4. -
    5. 3606
    6. SO-C,Ncmsc
    7. and=all
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360524
    2. 515616
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 360525
    1. גַּרְמֵי,הוֹן
    2. 515617,515618
    3. bones of their
    4. -
    5. 1635
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3mp
    7. bones_of,their
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360526
    1. הַדִּקוּ
    2. 515619
    3. they shattered
    4. -
    5. 1855
    6. V-Vhp3mp
    7. they_shattered
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360527
    2. 515620
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 360528

OET (OET-LV) [fn] Oh/the_king and_he/it_said and_they_brought the_men these who they_had_eaten pieces_of_his of Dāniyyʼēl and_to_the_den_of the_lions they_threw they sons_of_their and_wives_of_their and_not they_reached to_the_bottom_of the_den until that they_assaulted (in)_them the_lions and_all bones_of_their they_shattered.

6:25 Note: KJB: Dān.6.24

OET (OET-RV) Then King Dareyavesh (Darius) wrote to all the peoples, nations, and ethnic groups right across his kingdom: “May you all be enjoying peace and prosperity.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:1–28: God delivered Daniel from the lions’ den

The new Persian king, Darius the Mede, chose Daniel to be one of the three officials who administered the kingdom. Daniel did his work so well that the other officials became jealous of him. One day they asked the king to pass a law that forbade praying to anyone but him for a period of thirty days. The king signed the law. Daniel, however, refused to obey it and continued to pray to the one true God, the God of Israel. When the king heard that Daniel had disobeyed the law, he ordered his soldiers to throw Daniel into the pit where he kept hungry lions. But God protected Daniel. The lions did not hurt him. When the king saw this, he punished Daniel’s enemies and honored Daniel and the God of Israel.

Other possible headings for this section include:

Daniel in the Pit of Lions (GNT)

Daniel and the Lions (NCV)

God protected Daniel from lions

Historical Background: The Persian empire under Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon in 539/538 BC, when Daniel was over seventy years old.Daniel was taken captive and brought to Babylon in approximately 605 B.C. If he was 12 years old when he came, he would have been 78 when this story began. The Persian empire became larger than the Babylonian empire had ever been. It extended west to include both Egypt and Libya. It extended east as far as the Indus River in what is now Pakistan. It was the largest empire in the history of the world up to that time.

Some commentators think that Darius the Mede was another name or title for the Persian King Cyrus or for the governor under him, Gubaru.

Text:

The verse numbers in the NJPS and the NJB are different from the verse numbers in the BSB. For example, 6:1 in the NJPS and the NJB is 5:31 in the BSB. The difference is because the NJPS and NJB follow the numbers in the Hebrew Bible. These Notes follow the verse numbers in the BSB.

Special Problems:

1. Lists: The author liked to include lists. In Daniel 6, he listed the different officials who conspired against Daniel (6:1–2; 7). Some languages may not have so many terms for officials. The Notes will suggest some ways to translate these lists.

2. Repetition: The author liked to repeat words and phrases in order to create suspense and emphasis. The Notes will give some suggestions on how to translate words or phrases that are repeated.

3. Verbs of Speech: The author sometimes used more than one verb of speech to introduce a quotation. In some languages, this may not be natural. The Notes will offer some options on how to translate these verbs.

4. Synonyms: The author liked to use synonyms or near synonyms to refer to the same idea. For example: 6:7–9 (ordinance, law, decree); 6:14 (rescue, delivering); 6:26 (kingdom, dominion); 6:27b (signs, wonders). The Notes will suggest different ways to translate these terms.

Paragraph 6:25–27

Daniel 6:25 begins a new scene. This paragraph tells of King Darius’ reaction to Daniel’s rescue. He wrote a letter to the people in his kingdom, honoring Daniel’s God.

6:25a

Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land:

Then: The Aramaic connector that the BSB translates as Then here introduces the next event in the narrative. These events occurred some time later. Translate this in a way that is natural in your language.

Afterwards

Later

King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: The Aramaic text is more literally: “King Darius wrote to all the peoples, the nations, and the languages which were living in all the earth.” It refers to all the inhabitants of the Persian Empire. Here are some other ways to translate this:

King Darius wrote to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world.

King Darius wrote a letter to all people and all nations, to those who spoke every language in the world. (NCV)

wrote: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as wrote is a general word. In some languages it may be necessary to be more specific or to add implied information. For example:

sent this message (NLT)

wrote a letter (NCV)

addressed the following message

to the people of every nation and language: See the notes on 3:4b, 4:1a, and 5:19a. You will probably want to translate in a similar way here. Notice that the BSB has followed the Aramaic order of phrases, but a few English versions change the order. You may use the order that is natural in your language. In some languages it may be natural to use singular forms. For example:

to every race and nation and language (NLT)

people: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as people means “nation, people.”ʿam “nation, people.” HALOT, 1950. The same word is used in a list in 3:4, 7, 29: 4:1; 5:19. Other ways English versions translate this are:

people groups

race (NLT)

tribes

nation: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates nation also occurs in the lists at 3:4, 7, 31; 5:19.ʾummah “nation.” HALOT, 1815. A nation usually refers to a group of people who are ruled by one government and who speak a common language.

language: The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as language is literally “tongues.”liššan “tongue, language, language group, people.” HALOT, 1909. In this context it means “language groups, ” that is, people who speak the same language. See also the lists in 3:4, 7, 31; 5:19.

throughout the land: The Aramaic phrase that the BSB translates as throughout the land is more literally “that live in all the earth.” The same phrase occurs in 2:38; 3:31. There are different ways English versions translate this:

that inhabit the earth (NJPS)

throughout the world (NLT)

all over the world (GW)

on earth (GNT)

The Aramaic word that the BSB translates land can mean either earth or land. The author was referring to every place in the world that people knew about at that time. Translate this idea in a way that is natural in your language.

6:25b

“May your prosperity abound.

May your prosperity abound: The Aramaic clause that the BSB translates as May your prosperity abound is literally “May your peace increase.” The Aramaic word meaning “peace” included the ideas of “welfare, health.” This was a common greeting at that time. See the Notes at 4:1b. Here are some other ways to translate it:

May you have abundant prosperity! (NRSV)

I hope you are all doing well!

Greetings to all of you (CEV)

In some languages you may need to use two words to translate the idea of peace. For example:

I wish you peace and prosperity (GW)

I wish you great peace and wealth (NCV)

Modern English greetings do not give the exact same emphasis as the Aramaic one. This was not a casual greeting but a formal one. It is good to use a formal, official expression. For example:

I extend my greetings to you all.

I trust that you all are flourishing/prospering.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַֽמְמַיָּ֞⁠א אֻמַיָּ֧⁠א וְ⁠לִשָּׁנַיָּ֛⁠א

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Oh/the=king and,they_brought the,men those that/who accused pieces_of,his that/who Dāniyyʼēl and,to,the_den_of of,the_lions thrown they sons_of,their and,wives_of,their and,not reached to,the_bottom_of of,the_den until that/who overpowered (in),them the,lions and=all bones_of,their crushed )

Here nations and languages represent people from different nations who speak different languages. See how you translated this in [Daniel 3:4](../03/04.md). Alternate translation: “the people from different nations and who spoke different languages”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

בְּ⁠כָל־אַרְעָ֖⁠א

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Oh/the=king and,they_brought the,men those that/who accused pieces_of,his that/who Dāniyyʼēl and,to,the_den_of of,the_lions thrown they sons_of,their and,wives_of,their and,not reached to,the_bottom_of of,the_den until that/who overpowered (in),them the,lions and=all bones_of,their crushed )

King Darius wrote his message to his entire kingdom which was huge. Here it says all the earth as a generalization to emphasis how large his kingdom was, though it did not include everyone on the earth. Alternate translation: “in his entire kingdom”

שְׁלָמְ⁠כ֥וֹן יִשְׂגֵּֽא

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Oh/the=king and,they_brought the,men those that/who accused pieces_of,his that/who Dāniyyʼēl and,to,the_den_of of,the_lions thrown they sons_of,their and,wives_of,their and,not reached to,the_bottom_of of,the_den until that/who overpowered (in),them the,lions and=all bones_of,their crushed )

This is a form of greeting that is used to wish someone well in all areas of life.

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

6:1-28 God rescued and delivered his faithful servant Daniel (5:23; 6:20), whereas Belshazzar’s dead gods could not save him.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. Oh/the king
    2. King
    3. 4308,1
    4. A
    5. 515572,515573
    6. S-Ncmsd,Td
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360497
    1. and he/it said
    2. -
    3. 1987,173
    4. A
    5. 515570,515571
    6. SV-C,Vqp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360496
    1. and they brought
    2. -
    3. 1987,244
    4. A
    5. 515574,515575
    6. SV-C,Vhp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360498
    1. the men
    2. -
    3. 1308,1
    4. A
    5. 515576,515577
    6. O-Ncmpd,Td
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360499
    1. these
    2. -
    3. 277
    4. A
    5. 515578
    6. O-Pdxmp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360500
    1. who
    2. -
    3. 1654
    4. A
    5. 515579
    6. O-Tr
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360501
    1. they had eaten
    2. -
    3. 163
    4. A
    5. 515581
    6. V-Vqp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360503
    1. pieces of his
    2. his
    3. 6781,1978
    4. A
    5. 515582,515583
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360504
    1. of
    2. -
    3. 1654
    4. A
    5. 515584
    6. O-Tr
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360505
    1. Dāniyyʼēl
    2. -
    3. 1761
    4. A
    5. 515585
    6. O-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360506
    1. and to the den of
    2. -
    3. 1987,3705,1562
    4. A
    5. 515586,515587,515588
    6. S-C,R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360507
    1. the lions
    2. -
    3. 566,1
    4. A
    5. 515589,515590
    6. S-Ncmpd,Td
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360508
    1. they threw
    2. -
    3. 7402
    4. A
    5. 515591
    6. V-Vqp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360509
    1. they
    2. -
    3. 286
    4. A
    5. 515592
    6. O-Pp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360510
    1. sons of their
    2. -
    3. 1136,1978
    4. A
    5. 515593,515594
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360511
    1. and wives of their
    2. -
    3. 1987,4967,1978
    4. A
    5. 515595,515596,515597
    6. O-C,Ncfpc,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360512
    1. and not
    2. -
    3. 1987,3791
    4. A
    5. 515598,515599
    6. S-C,Tn
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360513
    1. they reached
    2. -
    3. 3916
    4. A
    5. 515601
    6. V-Vqp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360515
    1. to the bottom of
    2. -
    3. 3705,577
    4. A
    5. 515602,515603
    6. S-R,Ncfsc
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360516
    1. the den
    2. -
    3. 1562,1
    4. A
    5. 515604,515605
    6. S-Ncmsd,Td
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360517
    1. until
    2. -
    3. 5798
    4. A
    5. 515606
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360518
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 1654
    4. A
    5. 515607
    6. S-Tr
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360519
    1. they assaulted
    2. -
    3. 7471
    4. A
    5. 515609
    6. V-Vqp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360521
    1. (in) them
    2. -
    3. 846,1978
    4. A
    5. 515610,515611
    6. S-R,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360522
    1. the lions
    2. -
    3. 566,1
    4. A
    5. 515612,515613
    6. S-Ncmpd,Td
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360523
    1. and all
    2. -
    3. 1987,3671
    4. A
    5. 515614,515615
    6. SO-C,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360524
    1. bones of their
    2. -
    3. 1349,1978
    4. A
    5. 515617,515618
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360526
    1. they shattered
    2. -
    3. 1640
    4. A
    5. 515619
    6. V-Vhp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-538; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 360527

OET (OET-LV) [fn] Oh/the_king and_he/it_said and_they_brought the_men these who they_had_eaten pieces_of_his of Dāniyyʼēl and_to_the_den_of the_lions they_threw they sons_of_their and_wives_of_their and_not they_reached to_the_bottom_of the_den until that they_assaulted (in)_them the_lions and_all bones_of_their they_shattered.

6:25 Note: KJB: Dān.6.24

OET (OET-RV) Then King Dareyavesh (Darius) wrote to all the peoples, nations, and ethnic groups right across his kingdom: “May you all be enjoying peace and prosperity.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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