Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleurging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Young's Literal Translation {A9989.htm" title="{A9989">and{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> to{A1156.htm" title="{A1156"> seek{A7359.htm" title="{A7359"> mercies{A4481.htm" title="{A4481"> from{A6925.htm" title="{A6925"> before{A426.htm" title="{A426"> the God{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> of the{A8065.htm" title="{A8065"> heavens{A5922.htm" title="{A5922"> concerning{A1836.htm" title="{A1836"> this{A7328.htm" title="{A7328"> secret{A1768.htm" title="{A1768">, that{A7.htm" title="{A7"> they destroy{A3809.htm" title="{A3809"> not{A1841.htm" title="{A1841"> Daniel{A9989.htm" title="{A9989"> and{A9927.htm" title="{A9927"> his{A2269.htm" title="{A2269"> companions{A5974.htm" title="{A5974"> with{A7606.htm" title="{A7606"> the rest{A2445.htm" title="{A2445"> of the wise men{A895.htm" title="{A895"> of Babylon. King James Bible 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. Hebrew urging them to pleadלְמִבְעֵא֙ (lə·miḇ·‘ê) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1156: To seek, ask for mercy וְרַחֲמִ֗ין (wə·ra·ḥă·mîn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7359: Compassion from קֳדָם֙ (qo·ḏām) Preposition Strong's 6925: Before the God אֱלָ֣הּ (’ĕ·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 426: God of heaven שְׁמַיָּ֔א (šə·may·yā) Noun - mdd Strong's 8065: The sky concerning עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5922: Above, over, upon, against this דְּנָ֑ה (də·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1836: This mystery, רָזָ֖ה (rā·zāh) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 7328: To attenuate, hide, a mystery so that דִּ֣י (dî) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because Daniel דָּנִיֵּ֣אל (dā·nî·yêl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1841: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', an Israelite leader in Babylon and his friends וְחַבְר֔וֹהִי (wə·ḥaḇ·rō·w·hî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2269: Fellow, comrade would not לָ֤א (lā) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3809: Not, no be killed יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ (yə·hō·ḇə·ḏūn) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5974: With, equally with the rest שְׁאָ֖ר (šə·’ār) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7606: Rest, remainder of the wise [men] חַכִּימֵ֥י (ḥak·kî·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2445: Wise, a Magian of Babylon. בָבֶֽל׃ (ḇā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 895: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city |