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Daniel 2:24

Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

KJV

Post hæc Daniel ingressus ad Arioch, quem constituerat rex ut perderet sapientes Babylonis, sic ei locutus est : Sapientes Babylonis ne perdas : introduc me in conspectu regis, et solutionem regi narrabo.

Vulgate

εἰσελθὼν δὲ Δανιὴλ πρὸς τὸν Ἀριὼχ τὸν κατασταθέντα ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως ἀποκτεῖναι πάντας τοὺς σοφιστὰς τῆς Βαβυλωνίας εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τοὺς μὲν σοφιστὰς τῆς Βαβυλωνίας μὴ ἀπολέσῃς, εἰσάγαγε δέ με πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ ἕκαστα τῷ βασιλεῖ δηλώσω.

LXX

Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the interpretation.

ASV

כָּ/ל קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗ה דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙ עַ֣ל עַל אַרְי֔וֹךְ דִּ֚י מַנִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֔/א לְ/הוֹבָדָ֖ה לְ/חַכִּימֵ֣י בָבֶ֑ל אֲזַ֣ל וְ/כֵ֣ן אֲמַר לֵ֗/הּ לְ/חַכִּימֵ֤י בָבֶל֙ אַל תְּהוֹבֵ֔ד הַעֵ֨לְ/נִי֙ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔/א וּ/פִשְׁרָ֖/א לְ/מַלְכָּ֥/א אֲחַוֵּֽא

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

20 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א
'
noun · 179×
אֲזַ֑ל
'zl
verb · 7×
אַל
'l
particle · 4×
אַרְי֖וֹךְ
'ryvk
proper_noun · 7×
אָמַ֗ר
'mr
verb · 71×
בָבֶֽל
bbl
proper_noun · 25×
דְנָה֙
dnh
pronoun · 57×
דָנִיֵּ֖אל
dny'l
proper_noun · 51×
דִּֽי
dy
adjective · 345×
הּ
h
noun · 32×
הוֹבָדָ֖ה
hvbdh
verb · 7×
חַכִּימֵ֣י
chkymy
noun · 14×
כֵ֣ן
kn
adjective · 8×
כָל
kl
verb · 101×
מַנִּ֣י
mny
verb · 5×
נִי
ny
verb · 13×
עַ֣ל
'l
verb · 17×
עַל
'l
preposition · 111×
קֳבֵ֣ל
qbl
preposition · 29×
קֳדָ֣ם
qdm
preposition · 45×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. But what are the things set before us today? Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying. In a tone worthy of the wonder, with all his might he has uttered his voice, saying, Now all this was done. For when he saw the sea and the abyss of the love of God towards man, and that actually come to pass which never had been…

Cross-references

  • Acts 27:24 — Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
  • Dan 2:12 — For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
  • Dan 2:14 — Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: