Daniel 6:16
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee."
Word-by-Word Analysis
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
דָּנִיֵּאל
Dânîyêʼl
Danijel, the Hebrew prophet
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
גֹּב
gôb
a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out)
כְּפִיר
kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
דָּנִיֵּאל
Dânîyêʼl
Danijel, the Hebrew prophet
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
תָּמִיד
tâmîyd
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular...
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Key Terms in This Verse
כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Study H3715 →תָּמִיד tâmîyd
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice
Study H8548 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →Cross References
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame k...
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, a...
And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto ...
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able t...
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever sh...
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well:...
Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
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