H0895–בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל–ba.vel

But because that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel “Babylon”לְבָבֶֽל׃ (בָבֶֽל) va.Vel “Babylon”

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

בָבֶ֑ל va.Vel “Babylon”

And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered

בָבֶ֑ל va.Vel “Babylon”בָבֶ֔ל va.Vel “Babylon”

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house there, which is at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure

בְּבָבֶל֒ (בָבֶל֒) va.Vel “Babylon”

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.

בְּבָבֶֽל׃ (בָבֶֽל) va.Vel “Babylon”

and also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought back unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place,

לְבָבֶ֑ל (בָבֶ֑ל) va.Vel “Babylon”

and all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

בָּבֶ֑ל ba.Vel “Babylon”

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

בָבֶֽל׃ va.Vel “Babylon”

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and discretion to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;

בָּבֶֽל׃ ba.Vel “Babylon”

that they might ask mercy of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

בָבֶֽל׃ va.Vel “Babylon”

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 declare unto the king the interpretation.'

בָבֶ֑ל va.Vel “Babylon”בָבֶל֙ va.Vel “Babylon”

Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

בָּבֶ֑ל ba.Vel “Babylon”בָבֶֽל׃ va.Vel “Babylon”

And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

בָּבֶ֔ל ba.Vel “Babylon”

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits; he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

בָּבֶֽל׃ ba.Vel “Babylon”

There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.'

בָּבֶ֔ל ba.Vel “Babylon”

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.

בָּבֶֽל׃ ba.Vel “Babylon”

Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

בָבֶ֑ל va.Vel “Babylon”

At the end of twelve months he was walking upon the royal palace of Babylon.

בָבֶ֖ל va.Vel “Babylon”

The king spoke, and said: 'Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'

בָּבֶ֣ל ba.Vel “Babylon”

The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon: 'Whosoever shall read this writing, and declare unto me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and

בָבֶ֗ל va.Vel “Babylon”

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed; then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.

בָּבֶ֔ל ba.Vel “Babylon”