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Daniel 6:13

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:14.

בֵּ֠אדַיִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.עֲנ֣וֹanvospeakעֲנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “speak”, a completed actionH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.וְאָמְרִין֮veamerinand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.קֳדָ֣םqodambeforeקֳדָםpreposition — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.מַלְכָּא֒malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.דָנִיֵּ֡אלdaniyelDanielדָּנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.דִּי֩dithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.בְּנֵ֨יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1123{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}child, son, young.גָלוּתָ֜אgalutacaptivityגָּלוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “captivity”, the definite formH1547{captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively)}captivity.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.יְה֗וּדyehudJudahיְהוּדnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3061properly, Judah, hence, JudaeaJewry, Judah, Judea.לָאlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.שָׂ֨םsamgiveשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH7761{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}[phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.עליךlykhagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.עֲלָ֤ךְalakheagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.טְעֵ֔םteemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH2942properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)[phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.וְעַלvealand againstעַלconjunction, preposition — “and against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.אֱסָרָ֖אesaradecreeאֱסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “decree”, the definite formH633an interdictdecree.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.רְשַׁ֑מְתָּreshamtasignרְשַׁםverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “sign”, a completed actionH7560{to record}sign, write.וְזִמְנִ֤יןvezimninand seasonזְמָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and season”, the ordinary formH2166{an appointed occasion}season, time.תְּלָתָה֙telatahthirdתְּלָתadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH8532three or thirdthird, three.בְּיוֹמָ֔אbeyomain dayיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “in day”, the definite formH3118a dayday (by day), time.בָּעֵ֖אbaeaskבְּעָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “ask”, a verb used as a describing wordH1156to seek or askask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.בָּעוּתֵֽהּbautehpetitionבָּעוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “petition”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1159a requestpetition.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-14) 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.'

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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.'

World English Bible

Then they answered 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.”

Darby Translation

Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who 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.

Douay-Rheims

Then they answered, and said before the king: Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Juda, hath not regarded thy law, nor the decree that thou hast made: but three times a day he maketh his prayer.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then they answered and said before the king, Daniel of the children of the captivity of Judea, has not submitted to thy decree; and three times in the day he makes his requests of his God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ λέγουσιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως, Δανιὴλ, ὁ ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας τῆς Ἰουδαίας, οὐχ ὑπετάγη τῷ δόγματί σου· καὶ καιροὺς τρεῖς τῆς ἡμέρας αἰτεῖ παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ αὐτοῦ τὰ αἰτήματα αὐτοῦ.