King James Version
Daniel 6:1-7
1It pleasedשְׁפַר֙ קֳדָ֣םshe.Far ko.DamH8232H6925DariusH1868to setוַהֲקִים֙va.ha.KimH6966overעַל־'al-H5922the kingdomH4437an hundredמְאָ֣הme.'AhH3969and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןve.'es.RinH6243princesלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,which should beלֶהֱוֹ֖ןle.he.VonH1934over the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3606kingdomH4437;
2And overוְעֵ֤לָּאve.'E.la'H5924theseמִנְּהוֹן֙mi.ne.hOnH4481threeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532presidentsסָרְכִ֣יןsa.re.KhinH5632;of whomמִנְּה֑וֹןmi.ne.HonH4481Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wasfirstחַֽד־chad-H2298:thatאִלֵּ֗ין'i.LeinH459the princesH324mightH1934giveיָהֲבִ֤יןya.ha.VinH3052accountsטַעְמָ֔אta'.Ma'H2941unto them, and the kingוּמַלְכָּ֖אu.mal.Ka'H4430should haveH1934noלָֽא־la'-H3809damageנָזִֽק׃na.ZikH5142.
3Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836DanielH1841wasH1934preferredמִתְנַצַּ֔חmit.na.TzachH5330aboveעַל־'al-H5922the presidentsH5632and princesH324,becauseקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903H3606an excellentיַתִּירָא֙ya.ti.Ra'H3493spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7308wasin him; and the kingH4430thoughtעֲשִׁ֔ית'a.ShitH6246to setלַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּla.ha.ka.mu.TehH6966him overעַל־'al-H5922the wholeH3606realmמַלְכוּתָֽא׃mal.khu.Ta'H4437.
4ThenH116the presidentsH5632and princesH324soughtבָעַ֧יִןva.'A.yinH1156H1934to findלְהַשְׁכָּחָ֥הle.hash.ka.ChahH7912occasionעִלָּ֛ה'i.LahH5931against DanielH1841concerningמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6655the kingdomH4437;butH3606they couldיָכְלִ֣יןya.khe.LinH3202findלְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗הle.hash.ka.ChahH7912noneH3809occasionעִלָּ֨ה'i.LahH5931norH3809faultוּשְׁחִיתָ֜הu.she.chi.TahH7844;forasmuchH6903as he wasfaithfulמְהֵימַ֣ןme.hei.ManH540,neitherH3809was there anyH3606errorשָׁלוּ֙sha.LuH7960or faultוּשְׁחִיתָ֔הu.she.chi.TahH7844foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in himH5922.
5ThenH116saidאָֽמְרִ֔ין'a.me.RinH560theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400,We shall notH3809findH7912anyH3606occasionH5931againstH5922thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836DanielH1841,exceptלָהֵ֕ןla.HenH3861we findH7912itagainst him concerning the lawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of his Godאֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ ס'e.la.HehH426.
6ThenH116theseאִלֵּ֔ן'i.LenH459presidentsסָרְכַיָּ֤אsa.re.khai.Ya'H5632and princesוַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙va.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324assembled togetherהַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar.Gi.shuH7284to the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,and saidH560thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652unto himH5922,Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418for everלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957.
7AllH3606the presidentsH5632of the kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֗אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,the governorsסִגְנַיָּ֤אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,and the princesH324,the counsellorsהַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣אha.da.ve.rai.Ya'H1907,and the captainsוּפַחֲוָתָ֔אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,have consulted togetherאִתְיָעַ֜טוּ'it.ya.'A.tuH3272to establishלְקַיָּמָ֤הle.kai.ya.MahH6966a royalH4430statuteקְיָם֙ke.YamH7010,and to make a firmוּלְתַקָּפָ֖הu.le.ta.ka.FahH8631decreeאֱסָ֑ר'e.SarH633,that whosoever shall askיִבְעֵ֣הyiv.'EhH1156a petitionבָ֠עוּVa.'uH1159ofמִן־min-H4481anyH3606Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606forעַד־'ad-H5705thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118,saveלָהֵן֙la.HenH3861of theeמִנָּ֣ךְmi.NakhH4481,O kingH4430,he shall be castיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the denלְגֹ֖בle.GoH1358of lionsאַרְיָוָתָֽא׃'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.
Commentaries on Daniel 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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