| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | English |
| שְׁפַר֙ | she·far | 8232 | be acceptable |
| קֳדָ֣ם | ko·dam | 6925 | before |
| דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ | da·re·ya·vesh, | 1868 | Darius |
| וַהֲקִים֙ | va·ha·kim | 6966 | to set |
| עַל־ | al- | 5922 | over |
| מַלְכוּתָ֔א | mal·chu·ta, | 4437 | the kingdom |
| לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א | la·'a·chash·dar·pe·nai·ya | 324 | satraps |
| מְאָ֣ה | me·'ah | 3969 | an hundred |
| וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ין | ve·'es·rin; | 6243 | and twenty |
| דִּ֥י | di | 1768 | should |
| לֶהֱוֹ֖ן | le·he·von | 1934 | be |
| בְּכָל־ | be·chol- | 3606 | of the whole |
| מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ | mal·chu·ta. | 4437 | kingdom |