H1156–בְּעָא–be.a

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

וּבְע֛וֹ (בְע֛וֹ) ve.'O “they sought”

Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

וּבְעָ֣ה (בְעָ֣ה) ve.'Ah “he asked”

that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

לְמִבְעֵא֙ (מִבְעֵא֙) miv.'E' “ask”

I thank you, and praise you, you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king's matter.

בְעֵ֣ינָא ve.'Ei.na' “we asked”

Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

בְּעָ֣א be.'A' “he asked”

At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.

יְבַע֑וֹן ye.va.'on “they sought”

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because 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 deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

יִבְעֵ֣ה yiv.'Eh “he will ask”

Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.

בָּעֵ֥א ba.'E' “asking”

Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's interdict: Haven't you signed an interdict, that every man who shall make petition to any god or man within thirty days, save to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter.

יִבְעֵה֩ yiv.'Eh “he will ask”

Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn't regard you, O king, nor the interdict that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

בָּעֵ֖א ba.'E' “[he is] asking”

I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

אֶבְעֵֽא־ 'ev.'e'- “I was asking”