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Daniel 6:15

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:16.

בֵּאדַ֨יִן֙bedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.גֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguvrayacertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “certain”, the definite formH1400{a person}certain, man.אִלֵּ֔ךְilekhetheseאִלֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, plural — “these”H479thesethese, those.הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhargishvassembleרְגַשׁverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “assemble”, a completed actionH7284to gather tumultuouslyassemble (together).עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.מַלְכָּ֑אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וְאָמְרִ֣יןveamerinand 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.לְמַלְכָּ֗אlemalkato kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.דַּ֤עdaknowיְדַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a commandH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.דָת֙datdecreeדָּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “decree”, the ordinary formH1882{a royal edict or statute}decree, law.לְמָדַ֣יlemadayto Medeמָדַיpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Mede”H4076{Madai, a country of central Asia}Mede(-s).וּפָרַ֔סufarasand Persiaפָּרַסconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Persia”H6540{Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants}Persia, Persians.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.אֱסָ֥רesardecreeאֱסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “decree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH633an interdictdecree.וּקְיָ֛םuqeyamand decreeקְיָםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and decree”, the ordinary formH7010an edict (as arising in law)decree, statute.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.מַלְכָּ֥אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.יְהָקֵ֖יםyehaqeymriseקוּםverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).לָ֥אlaor 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.לְהַשְׁנָיָֽהlehashnayahto alterשְׁנָאpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to alter”, the to-form of the verbH8133{to alter}alter, change, (be) diverse.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-16) Then these men came tumultuously unto the king, and said unto the king: 'Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no interdict nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then these men assembled together unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no interdict nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then these men have assembled near the king, and are saying to the king, 'know, O king, that the law of Media and Persia [is]: That any interdict and statute that the king doth establish is not to be changed.'

World English Bible

Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.”

Darby Translation

Then these men came in a body unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

Douay-Rheims

But those men perceiving the king’s design, said to him: Know thou, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree which the king hath made, may be altered.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then those men said to the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that we must not change any decree or statute which the king shall make.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε οἱ ἄνδρες ἐκεῖνοι λέγουσι τῷ βασιλεῖ, γνῶθι βασιλεῦ, ὅτι τὸ δόγμα Μήδοις καὶ Πέρσαις, τοῦ πᾶν ὁρισμὸν καὶ στάσιν ἣν ἂν ὁ βασιλεὺς στήσῃ, οὐ δεῖ παραλλάξαι.