New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 6:8-13

8Nowכְּעַ֣ןke.'AnH3705,O kingH4430,establishH6966the injunctionH633and signוְתִרְשֻׁ֣םve.tir.ShumH7560the documentכְּתָבָ֑אke.ta.Va'H3792soH1768that it may not be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133, according to thelawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,whichH1768may not be revokedתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709.”

9Thereforeקֳבֵ֖ל דְּנָ֑הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836KingH4430Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868signedH7560the documentH3792,that is, the injunctionH633.

10Now whenH1768Danielוְ֠דָנִיֵּאלVe.da.ni.yelH1841knewיְדַ֜עye.Da'H3046that the documentH3792was signedH7560,he enteredעַ֣ל'alH5954his houseלְבַיְתֵ֔הּle.vay.TehH1005(now in his roofH5952chamberH5952he had windowsוְכַוִּ֨יןve.kha.VinH3551openפְּתִיחָ֥ןpe.ti.ChanH6606towardנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5049Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390); and he continuedkneelingבָּרֵ֣ךְba.RekhH1289on his kneesבִּרְכ֗וֹהִיbir.Kho.hiH1291threeתְּלָתָ֨הte.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִין֩ve.zim.NinH2166a dayבְיוֹמָ֜אve.yo.Ma'H3118,prayingוּמְצַלֵּ֤אu.me.tza.Le'H6739andgivingH3029thanksH3029beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925his Godאֱלָהֵ֔הּ'e.la.HehH426,as he had been doingעָבֵ֔ד'a.VedH5648previouslyקַדְמַ֖תkad.MatH6928.

11Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400cameH7284by agreementH7284and foundוְהַשְׁכַּ֖חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912DanielH1841makingH1156petitionH1156and supplicationוּמִתְחַנַּ֖ןu.mit.cha.NanH2604beforeH6925his GodH426.

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.HenH3861 H4481you, 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'H1123 H1547from Judahיְה֗וּדye.HudH3061,paysH7761noH3809attentionH7761to you, O kingH4430,or to the injunctionH633whichH1768you signedH7560,but keeps makingH1156his petitionבָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ba.'u.TehH1159threeתְּלָתָה֙te.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִ֤יןve.zim.NinH2166a dayH3118.”

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