Daniel 6:24
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
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ASV
And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
KJV
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
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28 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲמַ֣ר | va.'a.Mar | and he said | H560 → |
| מַלְכָּ֗א | mal.Ka' | king the | H4430 → |
| וְהַיְתִ֞יו | ve.hay.Tiv | and they brought | H858 → |
| גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א | guv.rai.Ya' | men the | H1400 → |
| אִלֵּךְ֙ | 'i.leKh | these | H479 → |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | who | H1768 → |
| אֲכַ֤לוּ | 'a.Kha.lu | they had eaten | H399 → |
| קַרְצ֙וֹהִי֙ | kar.Tzo.hi | pieces his | H7170 → |
| דִּ֣י | di | of | H1768 → |
| דָֽנִיֵּ֔אל | da.ni.Yel | Daniel | H1841 → |
| וּלְגֹ֤ב | u.le.Go | and to [the] den of | H1358 → |
| אַרְיָוָתָא֙ | 'ar.ya.va.Ta' | lions the | H744 → |
| רְמ֔וֹ | re.Mo | they threw | H7412 → |
| אִנּ֖וּן | 'i.Nun | they | H581 → |
| בְּנֵיה֣וֹן | be.nei.Hon | sons their | H1247 → |
| וּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹן | u.ne.shei.Hon | and wives their | H5389 → |
| וְלָֽא־ | ve.la'- | and not | H3809 → |
| מְט֞וֹ | me.To | they reached | H4291 → |
| לְאַרְעִ֣ית | le.'ar.'It | to [the] bottom of | H773 → |
| גֻּבָּ֗א | gu.Ba' | den the | H1358 → |
| עַ֠ד | 'ad | until | H5705 → |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | that | H1768 → |
| שְׁלִ֤טֽוּ | she.Li.tu | they assaulted | H7981 → |
| בְהוֹן֙ | ve.hOn | <in> them | |
| אַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א | 'ar.Ya.va.Ta' | lions the | H744 → |
| וְכָל־ | ve.khol | and all | H3606 → |
| גַּרְמֵיה֖וֹן | gar.mei.Hon | bones their | H1635 → |
| הַדִּֽקוּ׃ | ha.Di.ku | they shattered | H1855 → |
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