New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 6:11-17
12ThenH116they approachedקְרִ֨יבוּke.Ri.vuH7127andspokeH560beforeH6925the kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430aboutעַל־'al-H5922the king’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430injunctionאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633, “Did you not signרְשַׁ֗מְתָּre.Sham.taH7560an injunctionאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633that anyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606whoH1768makesבָּעֵ֥אba.'E'H1156a petitionיִבְעֵה֩yiv.'EhH1156to anyכָּל־kol-H3606godH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606besidesלָהֵן֙la.HenH3861H4481you, O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,for thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118,is to be castיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the lions’אַרְיָותָ֑א'ar.yo.Ta'H744denלְג֖וֹבle.GovH1358?”The kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430repliedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “The statementמִלְּתָ֛אmi.le.Ta'H4406is trueיַצִּיבָ֧אya.tzi.Va'H3330, according to thelawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,whichH1768may not be revokedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”
13ThenH116they answeredH6032and spokeH560beforeH6925the kingH4430, “Danielדָנִיֵּ֡אלda.ni.YelH1841,whoH1768is one of theexilesגָלוּתָ֜אga.lu.Ta'H1123H1547from Judahיְה֗וּדye.HudH3061,paysH7761noH3809attentionH7761to you, O kingH4430,or to the injunctionH633whichH1768you signedH7560,but keeps makingH1156his petitionבָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ba.'u.TehH1159threeתְּלָתָה֙te.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִ֤יןve.zim.NinH2166a dayH3118.”
14ThenH116,as soonH1768as the kingH4430heardשְׁמַ֗עshe.Ma'H8086this statementמִלְּתָ֣אmi.le.Ta'H4406,he was deeplyשַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'H7690distressedבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH888and setH7761hismindבָּ֖לbalH1079on deliveringלְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּle.shei.za.vu.TehH7804DanielH1841;and even untilוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5705sunsetמֶֽעָלֵ֣י שִׁמְשָׁ֔אme.'a.Lei shim.Sha'H4606H8122he kept exertingמִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רmish.ta.DarH7712himself to rescueלְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃le.ha.tza.lu.TehH5338him.
15ThenH116theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400cameH7284by agreementH7284to the kingH4430and saidוְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.RinH560to the kingH4430, “Recognizeדַּ֤עda'H3046,O kingH4430, that it is alawדָת֙datH1882of the Medesלְמָדַ֣יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֔סu.fa.RasH6540that noכָל־ לָ֥אkhol- la'H3606H3809injunctionאֱסָ֥ר'e.SarH633or statuteוּקְיָ֛םu.ke.YamH7010whichH1768the kingH4430establishesיְהָקֵ֖יםye.ha.KeimH6966may be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃le.hash.na.YahH8133.”
16ThenH116the kingH4430gaveאֲמַ֗ר'a.MarH560ordersוְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.RinH560,and Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841was broughtוְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.TivH858in andcastוּרְמ֕וֹu.re.MoH7412into the lions’אַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744denלְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'H1358.The kingH4430spokeעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “Your Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426whomH1768you constantlyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411serveפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399will Himselfה֖וּאhu'H1932deliverיְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ye.shei.ze.vi.NakhH7804you.”
17Astoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69was broughtH858and laidוְשֻׂמַ֖תve.su.MatH7761overעַל־'al-H5922the mouthפֻּ֣םpumH6433of the denH1358;and the kingH4430sealedוְחַתְמַ֨הּve.chat.MahH2857it with his own signetH5824ringH5824and with the signetH5824ringsH5824of his noblesרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיrav.re.va.No.hiH7261,soH1768that nothingלָא־ צְב֖וּla'- tze.VuH3809H6640would be changedתִשְׁנֵ֥אtish.Ne'H8133in regard to DanielH1841.
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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