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Lexicon :: Strong's H4430 - meleḵ

Aa
מֶלֶךְ
Transliteration
meleḵ
Pronunciation
meh'-lek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to מֶלֶךְ (H4428)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2829a

Strong’s Definitions

מֶלֶךְ melek, meh'-lek; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428; a king:—king, royal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 180x

The KJV translates Strong's H4430 in the following manner: king (179x), royal (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 180x
The KJV translates Strong's H4430 in the following manner: king (179x), royal (1x).

  1. king

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶלֶךְ melek, meh'-lek; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428; a king:—king, royal.
STRONGS H4430: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

מֶ֫לֶךְ 178 noun masculine king (general Semitic; see Biblical Hebrew H4429); — מ׳ absolute Daniel 2:10 + 2 times; construct Daniel 4:34 [Daniel 4:37] + 6 times; usually emphatic מַלְכָּא Ezra 4:8 + 154 times, מַלְכָּ֤ה Daniel 2:11; plural מַלְכִין Ezra 4:15 + 9 times, לְמַלְכָּ֔א Ezra 4:13 (Hebraism, BeRy M41*); emphatic מַלְכַיָּא Daniel 2:44 + 2 times; — king Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:5 + 132 times Daniel; Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11 + 42 times Ezra (מֶלָךְ מַלְכַיָּא of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 2:37, of Artaxerxes Ezra 7:12 [compare Cooke71.3, of Xerxes]; מַלְכִין Daniel 7:17 —מַלְכוּ = kingdoms, compare Daniel 7:23).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:8; 4:8; 4:11; 4:13; 4:15; 7:12

Daniel

2:4; 2:5; 2:10; 2:10; 2:11; 2:37; 2:44; 7:17; 7:23

H4430

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4430 matches the Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ),
which occurs 180 times in 131 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Ezr 4:8–Dan 2:24)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:11 - this H1836 is the copy H6573 of the letter H104 which H1768 they sent H7972 to him: “To King H4430 Artaxerxes: H783 Your servants, H5649 the men H606 in the region H5675 beyond H5675 the River, H5103 and now H3706

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:12 - let it be known H3046 to the king H4430 that the Jews H3062 who H1768 came H5559 up from you have come H858 to us at Jerusalem; H3390 they are rebuilding H1124 the rebellious H4779 and evil H873 city H7149 and are finishing H3635 the walls H7792 and repairing H2338 the foundations. H787

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13 - “Now H3705 let it be known H3046 to the king, H4430 that if H2006 that city H7149 is rebuilt H1124 and the walls H7792 are finished, H3635 they will not pay H5415 tribute, H4061 custom H1093 or toll, H1983 and it will damage H5142 the revenue H674 of the kings. H4430

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - “Now H3705 because H3606 H6903 H1768 we [fn]are in the service H4415 of the palace, H1965 and it is not fitting H749 for us to see H2370 the king’s H4430 dishonor, H6173 therefore H5922 H1836 we have sent H7972 and informed H3046 the king, H4430

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:15 - so H1768 that a search H1240 may be made H5648 in the record H1799 books H5609 of your fathers. H2 And you will discover H7912 in the record H1799 books H5609 and learn H3046 that that city H7149 is a rebellious H4779 city H7149 and damaging H5142 to kings H4430 and provinces, H4083 and that they have incited H5648 revolt H849 within H1459 it in past H5957 days; H3118 therefore H5922 H1836 that city H7149 was laid H2718 waste. H2718

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:16 - “We inform H3046 the king H4430 that if H2006 that city H7149 is rebuilt H1124 and the walls H7792 finished, H3635 as a result H6903 you will have H383 no H3809 possession H2508 in the province beyond H5675 the River.” H5103

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:17 - Then the king H4430 sent H7972 an answer H6600 to Rehum H7348 the commander, H1169 H2942 to Shimshai H8124 the scribe, H5613 and to the rest H7606 of their colleagues H3675 who H1768 live H3488 in Samaria H8115 and in the rest H7606 of the provinces beyond H5675 the River: H5103 “Peace. H8001 And now H3706

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:19 - “A decree H2942 has been [fn]issued H7761 by me, and a search H1240 has been made H1240 and it has been discovered H7912 that that city H7149 has risen H5376 up against H5922 the kings H4430 in past H5957 days, H3118 that rebellion H4776 and revolt H849 have been perpetrated H5957 in it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:20 - that mighty H8624 kings H4430 have [fn]ruled H1934 over H5922 Jerusalem, H3390 governing H7990 all H3606 the provinces beyond H5675 the River, H5103 and that tribute, H4061 custom H1093 and toll H1983 were paid H3052 to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:22 - “Beware H1934 of being negligent H7960 in carrying H5648 out this H1836 matter; why H4101 should damage H2257 increase H7680 to the detriment H5142 of the kings?” H4430

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:23 - Then H116 as soon H4481 H1768 as the copy H6573 of King H4430 Artaxerxes’ H783 document H5407 was read H7123 before H6925 Rehum H7348 and Shimshai H8124 the scribe H5613 and their colleagues, H3675 they went H236 in haste H924 to Jerusalem H3390 to the Jews H3062 and stopped H989 them by force H153 of arms. H2429

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:24 - Then H116 work H5673 on the house H1005 of God H426 in Jerusalem H3390 ceased, H989 and it was stopped H989 until H5704 the second H8648 year H8140 of the reign H4437 of Darius H1868 king H4430 of Persia. H6540

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6 - This is the copy H6573 of the letter H104 which H1768 Tattenai, H8674 the governor H6347 of the province beyond H5675 the River, H5103 and Shethar-bozenai H8370 and his colleagues H3675 the officials, H671 who H1768 were beyond H5675 the River, H5103 sent H7972 to Darius H1868 the king. H4430

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:7 - They sent H7972 a report H6600 to him in which it was written H3790 thus: H1836 “To Darius H1868 the king, H4430 all H3606 peace. H8001

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8 - “Let it be known H3046 to the king H4430 that we have gone H236 to the province H4083 of Judah, H3061 to the house H1005 of the great H7229 God, H426 which H1932 is being built H1124 with huge H1560 stones, H69 and [fn]beams H636 are being laid H7761 in the walls; H3797 and this H1791 work H5673 is going H5648 on with great H629 care H629 and is succeeding H6744 in their hands. H3028

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - “Thus H3660 they [fn]answered H8421 H6600 us, saying, H560 ‘We are the servants H5649 of the God H426 of heaven H8065 and earth H772 and are rebuilding H1124 the temple H1005 that was built H1124 many H7690 years H8140 ago, H6928 which a great H7229 king H4430 of Israel H3479 built H1124 and finished. H3635

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:12 - ‘But because H4481 H1768 our fathers H2 had provoked H7265 the God H426 of heaven H8065 to wrath, H7265 He gave H3052 them into the hand H3028 of Nebuchadnezzar H5020 king H4430 of Babylon, H895 the Chaldean, H3779 who destroyed H5642 this H1836 temple H1005 and deported H1541 the people H5972 to Babylon. H895

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:13 - ‘However, H1297 in the first H2298 year H8140 of Cyrus H3567 king H4430 of Babylon, H895 King H4430 Cyrus H3567 issued H7761 a decree H2942 to rebuild H1124 this H1836 house H1005 of God. H426

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - ‘Also H638 the gold H1722 and silver H3702 utensils H3984 of the house H1005 of God H426 which H1768 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 had taken H5312 from the temple H1965 [fn]in Jerusalem, H3390 and brought H2987 them to the temple H1965 of Babylon, H895 these H1994 King H4430 Cyrus H3567 took H5312 from the temple H1965 of Babylon H895 and they were given H3052 to one whose name H8036 was Sheshbazzar, H8340 whom H1768 he had appointed H7761 governor. H6347

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - “Now H3705 if H2006 it pleases H2869 the king, H4430 let a search H1240 be conducted H1240 in the king’s H4430 treasure H1596 house, H1005 which H1768 is there H8536 in Babylon, H895 if H2006 it be that a decree H2942 was issued H7761 by King H4430 Cyrus H3567 to rebuild H1124 this H1791 house H1005 of God H426 at Jerusalem; H3390 and let the king H4430 send H7972 to us his decision H7470 concerning H5922 this H1836 matter.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:1 - Then H116 King H4430 Darius H1868 issued H7761 a decree, H2942 and search H1240 was made H1240 in the [fn]archives, H1005 H5609 where H1768 H8536 the treasures H1596 were stored H5182 in Babylon. H895

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:3 - “In the first H2298 year H8140 of King H4430 Cyrus, H3567 Cyrus H3567 the king H4430 issued H7761 a decree: H2942 ‘Concerning the house H1005 of God H426 at Jerusalem, H3390 let the [fn]temple, H1005 the place H870 where H1768 sacrifices H1685 are offered, H1684 be rebuilt H1124 and let its foundations H787 be [fn]retained, H5446 its height H7314 being 60 H8361 cubits H521 and its width H6613 60 H8361 cubits; H521

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:4 - with three H8532 layers H5073 of huge H1560 stones H69 and [fn]one layer H5073 of timbers. H636 And let the cost H5313 be paid H3052 from the [fn]royal H4430 treasury. H1005

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8 - “Moreover, I issue H7761 a decree H2942 concerning what H4101 H1768 you are to do H5648 for these H479 elders H7868 of Judah H3062 in the rebuilding H1124 of this H1791 house H1005 of God: H426 the full H629 cost H5313 is to be paid H3052 to these H479 people H1400 from the royal H4430 treasury H5232 out of the taxes H4061 of the provinces beyond H5675 the River, H5103 and that without H3809 delay. H989

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10 - that they may offer H7127 [fn]acceptable H5208 sacrifices H5208 to the God H426 of heaven H8065 and pray H6739 for the life H2417 of the king H4430 and his sons. H1123

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:12 - “May the God H426 who H1768 has caused His name H8036 to dwell H7932 there H8536 overthrow H4049 any H3606 king H4430 or people H5972 who H1768 [fn]attempts H7972 H3028 to change H8133 it, so as to destroy H2255 this H1791 house H1005 of God H426 in Jerusalem. H3390 I, Darius, H1868 have issued H7761 this decree, H2942 let it be carried H5648 out with all H629 diligence!” H629

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13 - Then H116 Tattenai, H8674 the governor H6347 of the province beyond H5675 the River, H5103 Shethar-bozenai H8370 and their colleagues H3675 carried H5648 out the decree with all H629 diligence, H629 just H6903 as King H4430 Darius H1868 had sent. H7972

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:14 - And the elders H7868 of the Jews H3062 [fn]were successful H6744 in building H1124 through the prophesying H5017 of Haggai H2292 the prophet H5029 and Zechariah H2148 the son H1247 of Iddo. H5714 And [fn]they finished H3635 building H1124 according H4481 to the command H2942 of the God H426 of Israel H3479 and the decree H2942 of Cyrus, H3567 Darius, H1868 and Artaxerxes H783 king H4430 of Persia. H6540

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15 - This H1836 [fn]temple H1005 was completed H3319 [fn]on the third H8532 day H3118 of the month H3393 Adar; H144 it was the sixth H8353 year H8140 of the reign H4437 of King H4430 Darius. H1868

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:12 - “[fn]Artaxerxes, H783 king H4430 of kings, H4430 to Ezra H5831 the priest, H3549 the scribe H5613 of the law H1882 of the God H426 of heaven, H8065 perfect H1585 peace. And now H3706

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:14 - “Forasmuch H3606 H6903 H1768 as you are sent H7972 [fn]by the king H4430 and his seven H7655 counselors H3272 to inquire H1240 concerning H5922 Judah H3061 and Jerusalem H3390 according to the law H1882 of your God H426 which H1768 is in your hand, H3028

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:15 - and to bring H2987 the silver H3702 and gold, H1722 which H1768 the king H4430 and his counselors H3272 have freely H5069 offered H5069 to the God H426 of Israel, H3479 whose H1768 dwelling H4907 is in Jerusalem, H3390

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:20 - “The rest H7606 of the needs H2819 for the house H1005 of your God, H426 for which H1768 you may have H5308 occasion H5308 to provide, H5415 provide H5415 for it from the royal H4430 treasury. H1596

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21 - “I, even I, King H4430 Artaxerxes, H783 issue H7761 a decree H2942 to all H3606 the treasurers H1490 who H1768 are in the provinces beyond H5675 the [fn]River, H5103 that whatever H3606 H1768 Ezra H5831 the priest, H3549 the scribe H5613 of the law H1882 of the God H426 of heaven, H8065 may require H7593 of you, it shall be done H5648 diligently, H629

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - “Whatever H3606 H1768 is [fn]commanded H4481 H2942 by the God H426 of heaven, H8065 let it be done H5648 with zeal H149 for the house H1005 of the God H426 of heaven, H8065 so H1768 that there will not be wrath H7109 against H5922 the kingdom H4437 of the king H4430 and his sons. H1123

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:26 - “Whoever H3605 will not observe H5648 the law H1882 of your God H426 and the law H1882 of the king, H4430 let judgment H1780 be executed H5648 upon him strictly, H629 whether H2006 for death H4193 or H2006 for [fn]banishment H8332 or H2006 for confiscation H6065 of goods H5232 or for imprisonment.” H613

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:4 - Then the Chaldeans H3778 spoke H1696 to the king H4428 in [fn]Aramaic: H762 “O king, H4430 live H2418 forever! H5957 Tell H560 the dream H2493 to your servants, H5649 and we will declare H2324 the interpretation.” H6591

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - The king H4430 replied H6032 to the Chaldeans, H3779 “[fn]The command H4406 from me is firm: H230 if H2006 you do not make H3046 known H3046 to me the dream H2493 and its interpretation, H6591 you will be [fn]torn H5648 limb H1917 from limb and your houses H1005 will be made H7761 a rubbish H5122 heap. H5122

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7 - They answered H6032 a second H8579 time H8579 and said, H560 “Let the king H4430 tell H560 the dream H2493 to his servants, H5649 and we will declare H2324 the interpretation.” H6591

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:8 - The king H4430 replied, H6032 “I know H3046 for certain H3330 that you are [fn]bargaining H2084 for time, H5732 inasmuch H3606 H6903 H1768 as you have seen H2370 that [fn]the command H4406 from me is firm, H230

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans H3779 answered H6032 [fn]the king H4430 and said, H560 “There H383 is not a man H606 on earth H3007 who H1768 could H3202 declare H2324 the matter H4406 [fn]for the king, H4430 inasmuch H3606 H6903 H1768 as no H3606 H3809 great H7229 king H4430 or ruler H7990 has ever asked H7593 anything H4406 like this H1836 of any H3606 [fn]magician, H2749 conjurer H826 or Chaldean. H3779

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - “Moreover, the thing H4406 which H1768 the king H4430 demands H7593 is [fn]difficult, H3358 and there H383 is no H3809 one H321 else H321 who H1768 could declare H2324 it [fn]to the king H4430 except H3861 gods, H426 whose H1768 dwelling H4070 place H4070 is not with mortal flesh.” H1321

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - Because H3606 H6903 of this H1836 the king H4430 became H1149 indignant H1149 and very H7690 furious H7108 and gave H560 orders H560 to destroy H7 all H3606 the wise H2445 men H2445 of Babylon. H895

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14 - Then H116 Daniel H1841 replied H8421 with discretion H5843 and discernment H2942 to Arioch, H746 the captain H7229 of the king’s H4430 [fn]bodyguard, H2877 who H1768 had gone H5312 forth H5312 to slay H6992 the wise H2445 men H2445 of Babylon; H895

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - he said H560 to Arioch, H746 the king’s H4430 commander, H7990 “For what H4101 reason H5922 H4101 is the [fn]decree H1882 from the king H4430 so [fn]urgent?” H2685 Then H116 Arioch H746 informed H3046 Daniel H1841 about the matter. H4406

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:16 - So Daniel H1841 went H5954 in and requested H1156 of the king H4430 that he would [fn]give H5415 him time, H2166 in order that he might declare H2324 the interpretation H6591 to the king. H4430

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21 - “It is He who changes H8133 the times H5732 and the epochs; H2166
He removes H5709 kings H4430 and [fn]establishes H6966 kings; H4430
He gives H3052 wisdom H2452 to wise H2445 men H2445
And knowledge H4486 to [fn]men of understanding. H999

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:23 - “To You, O God H426 of my fathers, H2 I give H3029 thanks H3029 and praise, H7624
For You have given H3052 me wisdom H2452 and power; H1370
Even now H3705 You have made H3046 known H3046 to me what H1768 we requested H1156 of You,
For You have made H3046 known H3046 to us the king’s H4430 matter.” H4406

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Therefore, H3606 H6903 H1836 Daniel H1841 went H5954 in to Arioch, H746 whom H1768 the king H4430 had appointed H4483 to destroy H7 the wise H2445 men H2445 of Babylon; H895 he went H236 and spoke H560 to him as follows: H3652 “Do not destroy H7 the wise H2445 men H2445 of Babylon! H895 Take H5954 me [fn]into the king’s H4430 presence, H6925 and I will declare H2324 the interpretation H6591 to the king.” H4430

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