Daniel 6:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 6:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בֵּאדַ֜יִן
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
מַלְכָּ֣א
melek
H4430
king
אֲמַ֗ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
וְהַיְתִיו֙
ʼâthâh
H858
to come
לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
וּרְמ֕וֹ
rᵉmâh
H7412
to cast
לְגֻבָּ֖א
gôb
H1358
den
דִּ֣י
dîy
H1768
which
אַרְיָוָתָ֑א
ʼaryêh
H744
lion
עָנֵ֤ה
ʻănâh
H6032
to answer
מַלְכָּא֙
melek
H4430
king
וְאָמַ֣ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
לְדָנִיֵּ֔אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
אֱלָהָ֗ךְ
ʼĕlâhh
H426
God
דִּ֣י
dîy
H1768
which
אנתה
ʼantâh
H607
you
אַ֤נְתְּ
ʼantâh
H607
you
פָּֽלַֽח
pᵉlach
H6399
to serve
לֵהּ֙
בִּתְדִירָ֔א
tᵉdîyrâʼ
H8411
perpetuity
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1932
he
יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ
shᵉzab
H7804
to deliver
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. [Now] the king spoke and said to Daniel, Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the king gave an order, and Daniel was brought in and thrown into the den of lions. The king responded and said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, may he deliver you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).