Daniel 6:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 6:20 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 →
וּכְמִקְרְבֵ֣הּ
qᵉrêb
H7127
to approach
לְגֻבָּ֔א
gôb
H1358
den
לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
בְּקָ֥ל
qâl
H7032
voice
עֲצִ֖יב
ʻătsab
H6088
pained
זְעִ֑ק
zᵉʻiq
H2200
to cry
עָנֵ֨ה
ʻănâh
H6032
to answer
מַלְכָּ֜א
melek
H4430
king
וְאָמַ֣ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
לְדָנִיֵּ֗אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
עֲבֵד֙
ʻăbad
H5649
servant
אֱלָהָ֣א
ʼĕlâhh
H426
God
חַיָּ֔א
chay
H2417
alive
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
הַיְכִ֥ל
yᵉkêl
H3202
to prevail
לְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְ
shᵉzab
H7804
to deliver
מִן
min
H4481
from
אַרְיָוָתָֽא
ʼaryêh
H744
lion
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World English Bible Public Domain
When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spoke and said to Daniel, Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried out in a troubled voice. The king responded and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
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