קֳבֵל (qe.vel) means “before” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: keb-ale' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
קֳבֵל · qe.vel · before
subst 1) front prep 2) in front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore conj 3) because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before adv 4) accordingly, then
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קֳבֵל · qe.vel · before: because
subst 1) front prep 2) in front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore conj 3) because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before adv 4) accordingly, then
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(Aramaic) or קֳבֵל; (Aramaic), (corresponding to H6905 (קָבָל); (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence
KJV glosses: [phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| because | 3 |
| for | 3 |
| just as | 2 |
| before | 1 |
| before you | 1 |
| by | 1 |
| even though | 1 |
| hearing | 1 |
| near | 1 |
| therefore | 1 |
| this response made | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| with | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| because | 4 |
| therefore | 4 |
| before | 3 |
| forasmuch as | 3 |
| forasmuch | 2 |
| wherefore | 2 |
| according | 1 |
| and as | 1 |
| as | 1 |
| by reason | 1 |
| for | 1 |
| me forasmuch as | 1 |
| means | 1 |
| over against | 1 |
| that | 1 |
| thereof forasmuch as | 1 |
| though | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 29 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king
Read word by wordWe advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.
Read word by wordIn response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.
Read word by wordYou are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
Read word by wordWith this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordThe king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time because you see that my word is final.
Read word by wordThe astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.
Read word by wordThis response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Read word by wordTherefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
Read word by wordAs you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
Read word by wordFinally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.
Read word by wordAnd just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay.
Read word by wordAnd just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
Read word by wordSo the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.
Read word by wordTherefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Read word by wordAt this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,
Read word by wordThe king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Read word by wordTherefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”
Read word by wordThis is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.15
Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
Read word by wordAt that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,
Read word by wordHearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
Read word by worddid this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”
Read word by wordBut you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
Read word by wordSoon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.4
Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.5
Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.10
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.11
My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.23
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