H4430–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his nobles were confounded.

מַלְכָּ֤א (מַלְכָּ֤) mal.Ka “king”

-- The queen, by reason of the words of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet-house. The queen spoke and said, O king, live for ever! let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed.

מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods was found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, [ergänzt: even] the king thy father, made him master of the scribes, magicians, Chaldeans, [ergänzt: and] astrologers;

וּמַלְכָּ֤א (מַלְכָּ֤) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּֽא׃ (מַלְכָּֽ) mal.Ka “king”

forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and solving of problems, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

מַלְכָּ֥א (מַלְכָּ֥) mal.Ka “king”

Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spoke and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?

מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֜א (מַלְכָּ֜) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֥א (מַלְכָּ֥) mal.Ka “king”

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet will I read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”לְמַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty;

מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

מַלְכָּ֥א (מַלְכָּ֥) mal.Ka “king”

and over these, three presidents -- of whom Daniel was one -- to whom these satraps should render account, and that the king should suffer no loss.

וּמַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

Now this Daniel surpassed the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to appoint him over the whole realm.

וּמַלְכָּ֣א (מַלְכָּ֣) mal.Ka “king”

Then these presidents and satraps came in a body to the king, and said thus unto him: King Darius, live for ever!

מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

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.

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

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

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 [ergänzt: 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.

מַלְכָּא֮ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּא֒ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֜א (מַלְכָּ֜) mal.Ka “king”

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.

מַלְכָּא֒ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

מַלְכָּ֜א (מַלְכָּ֜) mal.Ka “king”

Then these men came in a body unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”לְמַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֥א (מַלְכָּ֥) mal.Ka “king”

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [ergänzt: him] into the den of lions. The king spoke and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will save thee.

מַלְכָּ֣א (מַלְכָּ֣) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his nobles, that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

מַלְכָּ֜א (מַלְכָּ֜) mal.Ka “king”

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were concubines brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

מַלְכָּ֤א (מַלְכָּ֤) mal.Ka “king”

Then the king arose with the light at break of day, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

And when he came near unto the den, he cried with a mournful voice unto Daniel: the king spoke and said unto Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God whom thou servest continually been able to save thee from the lions?

מַלְכָּ֜א (מַלְכָּ֜) mal.Ka “king”

Then Daniel spoke unto the king, O king, live for ever!

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”