Daniel 6
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Daniel 6:1-7

1It pleasedשְׁפַר֙she.FarH8232DariusH1868to appointוַהֲקִים֙va.ha.KimH6966120מְאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןme.'Ah ve.'es.RinH3969H6243satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324overעַל־'al-H5922the kingdomH4437,to be in charge of the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3606kingdomH4437,
2and overוְעֵ֤לָּאve.'E.la'H5924them, threeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532commissionersסָרְכִ֣יןsa.re.KhinH5632(of whomדִּ֥יdiH1768Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841was oneחַֽד־chad-H2298),soדִּֽי־di-H1768thatדִּ֥יdiH1768theseאִלֵּ֗ין'i.LeinH459satrapsH324would be accountableיָהֲבִ֤יןya.ha.VinH3052H2942to them, and that the kingוּמַלְכָּ֖אu.mal.Ka'H4430would notsufferH5142lossH5142.
3Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836DanielH1841began distinguishingמִתְנַצַּ֔חmit.na.TzachH5330himselfamongעַל־'al-H5922the commissionersH5632and satrapsH324becauseקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903H1768he possessed anextraordinaryיַתִּירָא֙ya.ti.Ra'H3493spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7308,and the kingH4430intendedעֲשִׁ֔ית'a.ShitH6246to appointלַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּla.ha.ka.mu.TehH6966him overעַל־'al-H5922theentireכָּל־kol-H3606kingdomמַלְכוּתָֽא׃mal.khu.Ta'H4437.
4ThenH116the commissionersH5632and satrapsH324begantryingבָעַ֧יִןva.'A.yinH1156to findלְהַשְׁכָּחָ֥הle.hash.ka.ChahH7912a groundH5931ofH5931accusationH5931against DanielH1841regardingמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6655governmentמַלְכוּתָ֑אmal.khu.Ta'H4437affairsמַלְכוּתָֽא׃mal.khu.Ta'H4437;but they couldיָכְלִ֣יןya.khe.LinH3202findלְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗הle.hash.ka.ChahH7912noלָא־la'-H3606H3809groundH5931ofH5931accusationH5931or evidence ofcorruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֜הu.she.chi.TahH7844,becauseH6903H1768he was trustworthyמְהֵימַ֣ןme.hei.ManH540,and noלָ֥אla'H3606H3809negligenceשָׁלוּ֙sha.LuH7960or corruptionוּשְׁחִיתָ֔הu.she.chi.TahH7844was to befoundהִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in him.
5ThenH116theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400saidאָֽמְרִ֔ין'a.me.RinH560, “We will not findH7912anyH3606groundעִלָּ֛ה'i.LahH5931ofעִלָּ֑א'i.La'H5931accusationעִלָּ֨ה'i.LahH5931against thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836DanielH1841unlessלָהֵ֕ןla.HenH3861we findH7912itagainstH5922him regarding thelawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of his Godאֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ ס'e.la.HehH426.”
6ThenH116theseאִלֵּ֔ן'i.LenH459commissionersסָרְכַיָּ֤אsa.re.khai.Ya'H5632and satrapsוַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙va.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324cameH7284byH7284agreementH7284to the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430and spokeH560to him asH3652followsוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652: “Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!
7Allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3606thecommissionersH5632of the kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֗אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,the prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֤אsig.nai.Ya'H5460and the satrapsH324,the counselorsהַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣אha.da.ve.rai.Ya'H1907and the governorsוּפַחֲוָתָ֔אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347, haveconsultedH3272togetherH3272that the kingH4430should establishלְקַיָּמָ֤הle.kai.ya.MahH6966a statuteקְיָם֙ke.YamH7010and enforceוּלְתַקָּפָ֖הu.le.ta.ka.FahH8631an injunctionאֱסָ֑ר'e.SarH633that anyoneכָל־khol-H3606whoH1768offersיִבְעֵ֣הyiv.'EhH1156a prayerבָ֠עוּVa.'uH1159to anyכָּל־kol-H3606godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426or personוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606besidesלָהֵן֙la.HenH3861H4481you, O kingH4430,for thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118, shallbe thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the lions’אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744denלְגֹ֖בle.GoH1358.
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