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Daniel 6:4-6
Lexham English Bible

4 Then the other administrators and satraps began to seek[a] to find a pretext against Daniel in connection with the kingdom,[b] but they were not able to find any pretext and corruption[c] because[d] he was trustworthy, and no[e] negligence or corruption[f] could be found in him.[g] 5 Then these men said,[h] “We will not find any pretext[i] against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

6 So the administrators and the satraps conspired with respect to[j] the king and so they said to him, “Darius, O king, live forever![k]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 6:4 Literally “were seeking”
  2. Daniel 6:4 Literally “from the side of the kingdom”
  3. Daniel 6:4 Literally “being corrupt”
  4. Daniel 6:4 Literally “all because that”
  5. Daniel 6:4 Aramaic “any”
  6. Daniel 6:4 Literally “being corrupt”
  7. Daniel 6:4 Literally “not could be found”
  8. Daniel 6:5 Literally “were saying”
  9. Daniel 6:5 Or “basis for accusation”
  10. Daniel 6:6 Literally “on/upon”
  11. Daniel 6:6 Literally “to eternity”
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