Daniel 6:5

Daniel 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
• New International Version (NIV)Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then these men said, "We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

Context of Daniel 6:5

3with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable to them so that the king would not be troubled. 4Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself among the supervisors and satraps because he had an extraordinary spirit in him. In fact, the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom. At this time the supervisors and satraps tried to find ground for a charge against Daniel regarding the kingdom. But they were unable to find fault or corruption, because he was trustworthy and no negligence or dishonesty could be found in him. 6Finally these men said, “We’re not going to find any basis for charges against this man Daniel, unless we find something against him regarding the law of his God.” 7So these supervisors and satraps went in to the king as a group, and said to him, “King Darius, live forever!

Daniel 6:5 word by word

אֱ֠דַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ אָֽמְרִ֔ין דִּ֣י לָ֧א נְהַשְׁכַּ֛ח לְדָנִיֵּ֥אל דְּנָ֖ה כָּל־עִלָּ֑א לָהֵ֕ן הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽה עֲל֖וֹהִי בְּדָ֥ת אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• theseאִלֵּךְ'illêk · theseH479
• menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
• We shall notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• findשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
• anyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• occasionעִלָּה‛illâh · pretextH5931
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5922
• thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• exceptלָהֵןlâhên · exceptH3861
• against him concerning the lawדָּתdâth · lawH1882
• of his Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426

Cross-references for Daniel 6:5

• 1 Samuel 24:17Then he said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have done good to me, while I have done evil to you.
• Esther 3:8Haman then said to King Ahasuerus: “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom whose laws differ from those of every other people and who do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s interest to tolerate them.
• John 19:6When the ruling kohanim and officers saw Him, they yelled out, “Execute Him! Execute Him!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and execute Him! For I don’t find a case against Him.”
• Acts 24:13Nor can they prove to you the charges they now bring against me.

Commentaries on Daniel 6:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5We shall not find any occasion … - We shall not find any pretext or any cause by which he may be humbled and degraded. They were satisfied of his integrity, and they saw it was vain to hope to accomplish their purposes by any attack on his moral character, or any charge against him in respect to the manner in which he had discharged the duties of his office. Except we find it against him concerning the law of his God - Unless it be in respect to his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5law of his God: Compare Daniel 6:8, 12, 15; Ezra 7:12, 14, 25.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. It is the highest testimony to a godly man's walk, when his most watchful enemies can find no ground of censure save in that he walks according to the law of God even where it opposes the ways of the world.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 6:5

• Civil Service
• Conspiracy
• Diplomacy
• Faith
• Indictments
• Malice
• Persia
• Politics
• Religion
• Rulers

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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