Daniel 6:8
Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
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ASV
Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
KJV
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כְּעַ֣ן | ke.'An | now | H3705 → |
| מַלְכָּ֔א | mal.Ka' | king O | H4430 → |
| תְּקִ֥ים | te.Kim | you will establish | H6966 → |
| אֱסָרָ֖א | 'e.sa.Ra' | prohibition the | H633 → |
| וְתִרְשֻׁ֣ם | ve.tir.Shum | so you may sign | H7560 → |
| כְּתָבָ֑א | ke.ta.Va' | writing the | H3792 → |
| דִּ֣י | di | which | H1768 → |
| לָ֧א | la' | not | H3809 → |
| לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה | le.hash.na.Yah | to change | H8133 → |
| כְּדָת־ | ke.dot- | according to [the] law of | H1882 → |
| מָדַ֥י | ma.Dai | [the] Medes | H4076 → |
| וּפָרַ֖ס | u.fa.Ras | and [the] Persians | H6540 → |
| דִּי־ | di- | which | H1768 → |
| לָ֥א | la' | not | H3809 → |
| תֶעְדֵּֽא׃ | te'.De' | it will pass away | H5709 → |
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