Daniel 6:1 Hebrew Word Analysis

0שְׁפַר֙h8232
1It pleasedקֳדָ֣םh6925
2Dariusדָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁh1868
3to setוַהֲקִים֙h6966
4overעַלh5922
12kingdomמַלְכוּתָֽא׃h4437
6princesלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אh324
7an hundredמְאָ֣הh3969
8and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןh6243
9דִּ֥יh1768
10which should beלֶהֱוֺ֖ןh1934
11over the wholeבְּכָלh3606
12kingdomמַלְכוּתָֽא׃h4437

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

American Standard Version (ASV)

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be in all the kingdom;

World English Bible (WEB)

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps -- a hundred and twenty -- that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,