H1156–בְּעָא–be.a

And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

וּבְע֛וֹ (בְע֛וֹ) ve.'O “they sought”

And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.

וּבְעָ֣ה (בְעָ֣ה) ve.'Ah “he asked”

that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

לְמִבְעֵא֙ (מִבְעֵא֙) miv.'E' “ask”

I thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.

בְעֵ֣ינָא ve.'Ei.na' “we asked”

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

בְּעָ֣א be.'A' “he asked”

At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my nobles sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me.

יְבַע֑וֹן ye.va.'on “they sought”

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom; but they could not find any pretext or fault; inasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

בָעַ֧יִן va.'A.yin “seeking”

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

יִבְעֵ֣ה yiv.'Eh “he will ask”

But those men came in a body, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

בָּעֵ֥א ba.'E' “asking”

Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [supplied: anything] of any god or man within thirty days, except of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.

יִבְעֵה֩ yiv.'Eh “he will ask”

Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

בָּעֵ֖א ba.'E' “[he is] asking”

I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the certainty of all this. And he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things:

אֶבְעֵֽא־ 'ev.'e'- “I was asking”