Daniel 6:1 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | | שְׁפַר֙ | h8232 |
| 1 | It pleased | קֳדָ֣ם | h6925 |
| 2 | Darius | דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ | h1868 |
| 3 | to set | וַהֲקִים֙ | h6966 |
| 4 | over | עַל | h5922 |
| 12 | kingdom | מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ | h4437 |
| 6 | princes | לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א | h324 |
| 7 | an hundred | מְאָ֣ה | h3969 |
| 8 | and twenty | וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ין | h6243 |
| 9 | | דִּ֥י | h1768 |
| 10 | which should be | לֶהֱוֺ֖ן | h1934 |
| 11 | over the whole | בְּכָל | h3606 |
| 12 | kingdom | מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ | 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,