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Daniel 6:16

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

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ASV

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

KJV

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yin<in> thenH116 →
מַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'king theH4430 →
אֲמַ֗ר'a.Marhe saidH560 →
וְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.Tivand they broughtH858 →
לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.Yel<obj.> DanielH1841 →
וּרְמ֕וֹu.re.Moand they threw [him]H7412 →
לְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'to den theH1358 →
דִּ֣יdiofH1768 →
אַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'lions theH744 →
עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh[was] replyingH6032 →
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king theH4430 →
וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.Marand [was] sayingH560 →
לְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.Yelto DanielH1841 →
אֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhGod yourH426 →
דִּ֣יdiwhomH1768 →
אַ֤נְתְּ'an.tahyouH607 →
פָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-[are] paying reverenceH6399 →
לֵהּ֙lehto him
בִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'in <the> continuanceH8411 →
ה֖וּאhu'heH1932 →
יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ye.shei.ze.vi.Nakhmay he deliver youH7804 →

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Psalms 37:39–40The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.Psalms 91:14–16“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.Psalms 118:8–9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.2 Samuel 3:39And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”Daniel 3:17If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.Daniel 6:20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”Acts 25:11If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”Proverbs 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.Acts 27:23–24For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside meJeremiah 39:17But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you fear.Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside meDaniel 3:15Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”Mark 15:14–15“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”Jeremiah 38:5“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”Daniel 6:7All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

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