H4430–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

that they may present sweet odours to the God of the heavens, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

And the God that has caused his name to dwell there overthrow every king and people that shall put forth their hand to alter [supplied: or] to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have given [supplied: this] order; let it be done diligently.

מֶ֤לֶךְ Me.lekh “king”

Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, because of that which king Darius had sent, did so diligently.

מַלְכָּ֛א (מַלְכָּ֛) mal.Ka “king”

And the elders of the Jews built; and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and completed [supplied: it] according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius.

מַלְכָּֽא׃ (מַלְכָּֽ) mal.Ka “king”

Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, and so forth.

מֶ֖לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”מַלְכַיָּ֑א (מַלְכַיָּ֑) mal.khai.Ya “<the>”

Because thou art sent by the king, and by his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand;

מַלְכָּ֜א (מַלְכָּ֜) mal.Ka “king”

and to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is at Jerusalem,

מַלְכָּ֣א (מַלְכָּ֣) mal.Ka “king”

And whatever more shall be needful for the house of thy God which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.

מַלְכָּֽא׃ (מַלְכָּֽ) mal.Ka “king”

And I, I Artaxerxes the king, do give orders to all the treasurers that are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the law of the God of the heavens shall require of you, it be done diligently,

מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

Whatever is commanded by the God of the heavens, let it be carefully done for the house of the God of the heavens; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

And whosoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed diligently upon him, whether unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The command is gone forth from me: If ye do not make known unto me the dream, and its interpretation, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

מַלְכָּ֕א (מַלְכָּ֕) mal.Ka “king”

The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the word is gone forth from me;

מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter; therefore there is no king, however great and powerful, that hath asked such a thing of any scribe, or magician, or Chaldean.

מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ Me.lekh “king”

For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

מַלְכָּ֤ה (מַלְכָּ֤) mal.Kah “king”מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”

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

מַלְכָּ֕א (מַלְכָּ֕) mal.Ka “king”

Then Daniel answered with counsel and prudence to Arioch the chief of the king's bodyguard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”

he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so rigorous from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”

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

מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ (מַלְכָּֽ) mal.Ka “king”

And it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding.

מַלְכִ֖ין mal.Khin “kings”מַלְכִ֑ין mal.Khin “kings”

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.

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

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 shew unto the king the interpretation.

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”לְמַלְכָּ֥א (מַלְכָּ֥) mal.Ka “king”