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Daniel 2:18 — King James Version← Study notes

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.


Daniel 2:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Daniel 2:1818 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/רַחֲמִ֗יןwəraḥămiyn
and compassionadjH7359
לְ/מִבְעֵא֙ləmibəʿēʾ
to askadjH1156
desire · make · pray · request ···
מִןmin
fromadjH4481
after · because · before · by ···
קֳדָם֙qŏdām
beforeadjH6925
from · I · me · of ···
אֱלָ֣הּʾĕlāh
the God ofadjH426
god
שְׁמַיָּ֔/אšəmayāʾ
heavens theadjH8065
עַלʿal
concerningadjH5922
against · concerning · for · fore ···
רָזָ֖/הrāzāh
secret theadjH7328
דְּנָ֑הdənāh
thisadjH1836
after this manner · here · one...another · such ···
דִּ֣יdiy
thatadjH1768
as · for · now · of ···
לָ֤אlāʾ
notadjH3809
neither · no(-ne · -r) · not ···
יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙yəhōbədwn
they will destroyadjH7
perish
דָּנִיֵּ֣אלdāniyēʾl
DanieladjH1841
וְ/חַבְר֔וֹ/הִיwəḥabərwōhiy
and companions hisadjH2269
fellow
עִםʿim
withadjH5974
from · like · to · with
שְׁאָ֖רšəʾār
the rest ofadjH7606
whatsoever more · rest
חַכִּימֵ֥יḥakiymēy
the wise men ofadjH2445
בָבֶֽלbābel
BabylonadjH895
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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