KJV King James Version
He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
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Daniel 2:15
He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.
WEB World English Bible
he answered Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
ASV American Standard Version
he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He hath answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, ‘Wherefore is the sentence so urgent from before the king?’ Then Arioch hath made the thing known to Daniel,
Surrounding context — Daniel 2
12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Babylon:
15 He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
עָנֵ֣הH6032 · a.nahto answerוְאָמַ֗רH560 · a.marto sayלְאַרְיוֹךְ֙H746 · ar.yokhAriochשַׁלִּיטָ֣אH7990 · shal.litrulingדִֽי־H1768 · dithatמַלְכָּ֔אH4430 · me.lekhkingעַל־H5922 · alsinceמָ֥הH4101 · mahwhat?דָתָ֛אH1882 · datlawמְהַחְצְפָ֖הH2685 · cha.tsaphbe hastyמִן־H4481 · minfromקֳדָ֣םH6925 · qo.dambeforeמַלְכָּ֑אH4430 · me.lekhkingאֱדַ֣יִןH116 · e.da.yinthenמִלְּתָ֔אH4406 · mil.lahwordהוֹדַ֥עH3046 · ye.dato knowאַרְי֖וֹךְH746 · ar.yokhAriochלְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃H1841 · da.niy.yelDaniel
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