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Daniel 6:5-7
Lexham English Bible
Daniel 6:5-7
Lexham English Bible
5 Then these men said,[a] “We will not find any pretext[b] 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[c] the king and so they said to him, “Darius, O king, live forever![d] 7 All of the administrators of the kingdom, and the prefects, the satraps, the counselors and the governors took counsel and have agreed to establish an edict of the king and to enforce a decree that whoever[e] will seek a prayer from any god or human except from you for up to thirty days will be thrown into the lion pit.[f]
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- Daniel 6:5 Literally “were saying”
- Daniel 6:5 Or “basis for accusation”
- Daniel 6:6 Literally “on/upon”
- Daniel 6:6 Literally “to eternity”
- Daniel 6:7 Literally “all that”
- Daniel 6:7 Literally “pit of lions”
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