| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | English |
| אֱ֠דַיִן | e·da·yin | 116 | Then |
| סָרְכַיָּ֤א | sa·re·chai·ya | 5632 | commissioners |
| וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ | va·'a·chash·dar·pe·nai·ya | 324 | and satraps |
| אִלֵּ֔ן | il·len, | 459 | these |
| הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ | har·gi·shu | 7284 | came |
| עַל־ | al- | 5922 | him |
| מַלְכָּ֑א | mal·ka; | 4430 | to the king |
| וְכֵן֙ | ve·chen | 3652 | follows |
| אָמְרִ֣ין | a·me·rin | 560 | and spoke |
| לֵ֔הּ | leh, | | |
| דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ | da·re·ya·vesh | 1868 | Darius |
| מַלְכָּ֖א | mal·ka | 4430 | King |
| לְעָלְמִ֥ין | le·'a·le·min | 5957 | forever |
| חֱיִֽי׃ | che·yi. | 2418 | live |