Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, Young's Literal Translation {A8232.htm" title="{A8232">It hath been good{A6925.htm" title="{A6925"> before{A1868.htm" title="{A1868"> Darius{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A6966.htm" title="{A6966"> he hath established{A5922.htm" title="{A5922"> over{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A4437.htm" title="{A4437"> kingdom{A324.htm" title="{A324"> satraps{A3969.htm" title="{A3969">—a hundred{A9989.htm" title="{A9989"> and{A6243.htm" title="{A6243"> twenty{A1768.htm" title="{A1768">—that{A1934.htm" title="{A1934"> they may be{A9986.htm" title="{A9986"> throughout{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A3606.htm" title="{A3606"> whole{A4437.htm" title="{A4437"> kingdom, King James Bible It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; Hebrew Now itשְׁפַר֙ (šə·p̄ar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8232: To be fair or seemly pleased קֳדָ֣ם (qo·ḏām) Preposition Strong's 6925: Before Darius דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ (dā·rə·yā·weš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1868: Darius -- two person kings to appoint וַהֲקִים֙ (wa·hă·qîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6966: To arise, stand 120 מְאָ֣ה (mə·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 3969: A hundred satraps לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א (la·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 324: A satrap, governor, of a, main province to rule לֶהֱוֺ֖ן (le·hĕ·wōn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1934: To become, come to pass, be throughout בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3606: The whole, all, any, every the kingdom, מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ (mal·ḵū·ṯā) Noun - feminine singular determinate Strong's 4437: Royalty, reign, kingdom |