KJV: Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
YLT: Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,
Darby: Then king Darius gave orders, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
ASV: Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
| דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ | Darius |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּרְיָוֶשׁ Sense: Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as “Astyages” the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as 867 ()). |
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| מַלְכָּ֖א | King |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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| שָׂ֣ם | issued |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שִׂים Sense: to set, make, appoint. |
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| טְעֵ֑ם | a decree |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: טְעֵם Sense: decree, taste, judgment, command. |
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| וּבַקַּ֣רוּ ׀ | and a search was made |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine plural Root: בְּקַר Sense: to seek, enquire. |
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| סִפְרַיָּ֗א | archives the |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate Root: סְפַר Sense: book. |
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| דִּ֧י | where |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: דִּי Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive. |
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| גִנְזַיָּ֛א | treasures the |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate Root: גְּנַז Sense: treasure. |
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| מְהַחֲתִ֥ין | were stored |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural Root: נְחַת Sense: to descend. |
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| בְּבָבֶֽל | in Babylon |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates. |
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