Daniel 6 — Rabbi

Daniel 6:1

שְׁפַר֙

shᵉphar

to be beautiful קֳדָ֣ם

qŏdâm

before דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ

Dârᵉyâvêsh

וַהֲקִים֙

qûwm

and עַל

ʻal

מַלְכוּתָ֔א

malkûw

dominion (abstractly or concretely) לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א

ʼăchashdarpan

to/for מְאָ֣ה

mᵉʼâh

a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction} וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ין

ʻesrîyn

and דִּ֥י

dîy

that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of לֶהֱוֺ֖ן

hâvâʼ

to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words) בְּכָל

kôl

in/with/by מַלְכוּתָֽא

malkûw

dominion (abstractly or concretely)

Daniel 6:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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It seemed good to Darius [who became king after Belshazzar] to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge throughout the kingdom,

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“It seemed good to Darius [who became king after Belshazzar] to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge throughout the kingdom,”

Daniel 6:1

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