Verse 17
Daniel 6:17
GOD'S WORD Translation
17
A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֵּ/אדַ֜יִן מַלְכָּ֣/א אֲמַ֗ר וְ/הַיְתִיו֙ לְ/דָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל וּ/רְמ֕וֹ לְ/גֻבָּ֖/א דִּ֣י אַרְיָוָתָ֑/א עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּ/א֙ וְ/אָמַ֣ר לְ/דָנִיֵּ֔אל אֱלָהָ֗/ךְ דִּ֣י אנתה אַ֤נְתְּ פָּֽלַֽח לֵ/הּ֙ בִּ/תְדִירָ֔/א ה֖וּא יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽ/ךְ
English Translation
Then the king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.”
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Chapter 6 Context
1
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the w...
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and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account to the...
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Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit...
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Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom;...
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Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him...
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Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, “King Darius...
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All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, h...
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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the la...
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Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
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10
When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in h...
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11
Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God...
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12
Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree: “Haven’t you signed a d...
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13
Then they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity o...
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14
Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to delive...
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15
Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law...
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16
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke...
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17
A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, a...
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Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting. No musical instruments were brought...
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Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.
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When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to D...
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Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!
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My God (Elohim) has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; becau...
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Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So...
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The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the d...
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Then king Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth:
“Peac...
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“I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God (Elohim)...
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He delivers and rescues.
He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth,
who has delivered Daniel...
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So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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