Daniel 6:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, does not regard you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֵּ֠אדַיִן קְרִ֨יבוּ וְאָמְרִ֥ין קֳדָם־מַלְכָּא֮ עַל־אֱסָ֣ר מַלְכָּא֒ הֲלָ֧א אֱסָ֣ר רְשַׁ֗מְתָּ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֡שׁ דִּֽי־יִבְעֵה֩ מִן־כָּל־אֱלָ֨הּ וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁ עַד־יוֹמִ֣ין תְּלָתִ֗ין לָהֵן֙ מִנָּ֣ךְ מַלְכָּ֔א יִתְרְמֵ֕א לְג֖וֹב אַרְיָותָ֑א עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֗ר יַצִּיבָ֧א מִלְּתָ֛א כְּדָת־מָדַ֥י וּפָרַ֖ס דִּי־לָ֥א תֶעְדֵּֽא׃

Transliteration

Then bēʾdayin they qərîbû and ʾāmərîn before qŏdām the malkāʾ concerning the ʾĕsār of the malkāʾ, 'Did not you ʾĕsār rəšamtā dî any ʾĕnāš dî yibəʿēh from any ʾĕlāh and ʾĕnāš until yômîn təlātîn except from you, malkāʾ, yitrəmēʾ into gôb of ʾaryāwātāʾ?' ʿānēh the malkāʾ and ʾāmar, 'True is the millətāʾ according to dāt of māday and pāras dî not teʿdēʾ.'

Grammar Details

• *bēʾdayin*: Aramaic adverb - then, at that time
• *qərîbû*: perfect, 3rd plural - they approached/came near
• *ʾāmərîn*: participle, masculine plural - speaking/saying
• *qŏdām*: preposition - before/in front of
• *malkāʾ*: noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king
• *ʾĕsār*: noun, masculine singular construct - decree/ban/binding
• *rəšamtā*: perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you wrote/inscribed
• *dî*: relative particle - that/which
• *ʾĕnāš*: noun, masculine singular - man/person
• *yibəʿēh*: imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will petition/request
• *ʾĕlāh*: noun, masculine singular - god/deity
• *yômîn*: noun, masculine plural - days
• *təlātîn*: numeral - thirty
• *yitrəmēʾ*: imperfect passive, 3rd masculine singular - he will be thrown
• *gôb*: noun, masculine singular construct - den/pit
• *ʾaryāwātāʾ*: noun, masculine plural emphatic - the lions
• *ʿānēh*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he answered
• *ʾāmar*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said
• *millətāʾ*: noun, feminine singular emphatic - the word/matter
• *dāt*: noun, feminine singular construct - law/decree
• *māday*: proper noun - Media
• *pāras*: proper noun - Persia
• *teʿdēʾ*: imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will pass away/change

Word Meanings

• *bēʾdayin*: then/thereupon/at that time
• *ʾĕsār*: decree/ban/binding/interdict
• *rəšamtā*: wrote/inscribed/signed
• *yibəʿēh*: make request/petition/pray to
• *gôb*: den/pit/cistern
• *yitrəmēʾ*: will be thrown/cast
• *teʿdēʾ*: pass away/be altered/change

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So they approached the king and said, 'Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days, anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the lions’ den?' The king answered, 'The decree stands, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That niel, which is of the children of the captivity of Juh, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a y.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered they, and sayde vnto the kynge: Daniel one of the presoners of Iuda (O kynge) regardeth nether the ner thy statute, that thou hast made, but maketh his peticion thre tymes a daye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then answered they, and sayd vnto the King, This Daniel which is of the children of the captiuitie of Iudah, regardeth not thee, O King, nor the decree, that thou hast sealed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then aunswered they, and saide vnto the king: This Daniel which is of the children of the captiuitie of Iuda, O king, regardeth neither thee, nor thy decree that thou hast sealed: but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn't regard you, O king, nor the interdict that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then they have answered, yea, they are saying before the king, that, `Daniel, who `is' of the sons of the Removed of Judah, hath not placed on thee, O king, `any' regard, nor on the interdict that thou hast signed, and three times in a day he is seeking his petition.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then they came near before the king and said, O King, have you not put your name to an order that any man who makes a request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole? The king made answer and said, The thing is fixed by the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn't respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then they said to the king,“Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the edict that you issued. Three times daily he offers his prayer.”

Referenced Verses

• Dan 2:25 : 25 Then Arioch brought Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus to him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, who will make known the interpretation to the king.
• Dan 3:12 : 12 There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded you: they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.
• Dan 5:13 : 13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spoke and said to Daniel, "Are you that Daniel, who is one of the captives of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?
• Esth 3:8 : 8 And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; and their laws are different from all people; neither do they keep the king's laws. Therefore, it is not profitable for the king to tolerate them."
• Dan 1:6 : 6 Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
• Acts 5:29 : 29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
• Acts 17:7 : 7 Jason has welcomed them: and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king—Jesus.