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Daniel 6:7

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 6:8.

אִתְיָעַ֜טוּityaatvconsult togetherיְעַטverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “consult together”, a completed actionH3272to counsel; reflexively, to consultcounsellor, consult together.כֹּ֣לkolallכֹּלnoun, 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.סָרְכֵ֣יsarekhepresidentסָרֵךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “president”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5632an emirpresident.מַלְכוּתָ֗אmalkhutakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.סִגְנַיָּ֤אsignayagovernorסְגַןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “governor”, the definite formH5460{a prefect of aprovince}governor.וַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙vaachashdarpenayaand princeאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and prince”, the definite formH324{a satrap or governorof amain province (of Persia)}prince.הַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣אhadaverayacounsellorהַדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “counsellor”, the definite formH1907a viziercounsellor.וּפַחֲוָתָ֔אufachavataand captainפֶּחָהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and captain”, the definite formH6347{a prefect (of a city or small district)}captain, governor.לְקַיָּמָ֤הleqayamahto riseקוּםpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to rise”, the to-form of the verbH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).קְיָם֙qeyamdecreeקְיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “decree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7010an edict (as arising in law)decree, statute.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וּלְתַקָּפָ֖הuletaqafahand to make firmתְּקֵףconjunction, preposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “and to make firm”, the to-form of the verbH8631to become (causatively, make) mighty or (figuratively) obstinatemake firm, harden, be(-come) strong.אֱסָ֑רesardecreeאֱסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “decree”, the ordinary 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.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.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.יִבְעֵ֣הyivehaskבְּעָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ask”, an unfinished actionH1156to seek or askask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.בָ֠עוּvavpetitionבָּעוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “petition”, the ordinary formH1159a requestpetition.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.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.אֱלָ֨הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁveenashand manאֱנָשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and man”, the ordinary formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.עַדaduntilעַדpreposition — “until”H5705{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}[idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.יוֹמִ֣יןyomindayיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH3118a dayday (by day), time.תְּלָתִ֗יןtelatinthirtyתְּלָתִיןadjective, cardinal, masculine, plural, absolute — “thirty”, the ordinary formH8533ten times threethirty.לָהֵן֙lahenexceptלָהֵןconjunction — “except”H3861therefore; also exceptbut, except, save, therefore, wherefore.מִנָּ֣ךְminakhefromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.יִתְרְמֵ֕אyitremecastרְמָהverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, an unfinished actionH7412to throw, set, (figuratively) assesscast (down), impose.לְגֹ֖בlegovto denגֹּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to den”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1358a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out)den.אַרְיָוָתָֽאaryavatalionאַרְיֵהnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “lion”, the definite formH744{a lion}lion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-8) All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the ministers and the governors, have consulted together that the king should establish a statute, and make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Young’s Literal Translation

Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeketh a petition from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions.

World English Bible

All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Darby Translation

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Douay-Rheims

All the princes of the kingdom, the magistrates, and governors, the senators, and judges have consulted together, that an imperial decree, and an edict be published: That whosoever shall ask any petition of any god, or man, for thirty days, but of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All who preside over thy kingdom, captains and satraps, chiefs and local governors, have taken counsel together, to establish by a royal statute and to confirm a decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνεβουλεύσαντο πάντες οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας σου στρατηγοὶ καὶ σατράπαι, ὕπατοι καὶ τοπάρχαι, τοῦ στῆσαι στάσει βασιλικῇ, καὶ ἐνισχῦσαι ὁρισμόν, ὅπως ὃς ἂν αἰτήσῃ αἴτημα παρὰ παντὸς θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπου, ἕως ἡμερῶν τριάκοντα, ἀλλʼ ἢ παρὰ σοῦ βασιλεῦ, ἐμβληθήσεται εἰς τὸν λάκκον τῶν λεόντων.