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Daniel 6:5

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.

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

אֱ֠דַיִןedayinthenאֱדַיִןadverb — “then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.גֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguvrayacertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “certain”, the definite formH1400{a person}certain, man.אִלֵּךְ֙ilekhetheseאִלֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, plural — “these”H479thesethese, those.אָֽמְרִ֔יןamerinsayאֲמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.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.לָ֧אlaor 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.נְהַשְׁכַּ֛חnehashkachfindשְׁכַחverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “find”, an unfinished actionH7912to discover (literally or figuratively)find.לְדָנִיֵּ֥אלledaniyelto Danielדָּנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.דְּנָ֖הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, 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.עִלָּ֑אilaoccasionעִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “occasion”, the ordinary formH5931a pretext (as arising artificially)occasion.לָהֵ֕ןlahenexceptלָהֵןconjunction — “except”H3861therefore; also exceptbut, except, save, therefore, wherefore.הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽהhashkachnahfindשְׁכַחverb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “find”, a completed actionH7912to discover (literally or figuratively)find.עֲל֖וֹהִיalohiagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd 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.בְּדָ֥תbedatin decreeדָּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in decree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1882{a royal edict or statute}decree, law.אֱלָהֵֽהּelahehGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-6) Then said these men: 'We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him in the matter of the law of his God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then these men are saying, 'We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found [it] against him in the law of his God.'

World English Bible

Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

Darby Translation

Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find [it] against him touching the law of his God.

Douay-Rheims

Then these men said: We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, unless perhaps concerning the law of his God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-6) Then said these men: 'We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him in the matter of the law of his God.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the governors said, We shall not find occasion against Daniel, except in the ordinances of his God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπον οἱ τακτικοὶ, οὐχ εὑρήσομεν κατὰ Δανιὴλ πρόφασιν, εἰ μὴ ἐν νομίμοις Θεοῦ αὐτοῦ.