Daniel
Daniel 6:4–5
4Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him. 5Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
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Daniel 6:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus | אֱדַ֨יִן | ’ĕ·ḏa·yin | Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| the administrators | סָֽרְכַיָּ֜א | sā·rə·ḵay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H5632 chief, overseer |
| and satraps | וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֗א | wa·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H324 |
| sought | הֲו֨וֹ | hă·wōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| a charge | עִלָּ֛ה | ‘il·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5931 matter, affair, occasion |
| against Daniel | לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל | lə·ḏā·nî·yêl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| concerning | מִצַּ֣ד | miṣ·ṣaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6655 side |
| the kingdom | מַלְכוּתָ֑א | mal·ḵū·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
| but they could | יָכְלִ֣ין | yā·ḵə·lîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3202 be able |
| find | לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗ה | lə·haš·kā·ḥāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7912 find |
| no | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| charge | עִלָּ֨ה | ‘il·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5931 matter, affair, occasion |
| or corruption | וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה | ū·šə·ḥî·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H7844 corrupt |
| because | קֳבֵל֙ | qo·ḇêl | Preposition | H6903 front, as |
| he | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1932 he, she, it |
| was trustworthy | מְהֵימַ֣ן | mə·hê·man | Verb - Hifil - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H540 trust |
| and no | לָ֥א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| negligence | שָׁלוּ֙ | šā·lū | Noun - feminine singular | H7960 neglect, remissness |
| or corruption | וּשְׁחִיתָ֔ה | ū·šə·ḥî·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H7844 corrupt |
| was found | הִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַת | hiš·tə·ḵa·ḥaṯ | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7912 find |
| in him | עֲלֽוֹהִי׃ | ‘ă·lō·w·hî | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
Daniel 6:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finally | אֱ֠דַיִן | ’ĕ·ḏa·yin | Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| these | אִלֵּךְ֙ | ’il·lêḵ | Pronoun - common plural | H479 these |
| men | גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א | guḇ·ray·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H1400 man |
| said | אָֽמְרִ֔ין | ’ā·mə·rîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H560 say, tell, command |
| We will never | לָ֧א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| find | נְהַשְׁכַּ֛ח | nə·haš·kaḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H7912 find |
| any | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| charge | עִלָּ֑א | ‘il·lā | Noun - feminine singular | H5931 matter, affair, occasion |
| against this | דְּנָ֖ה | də·nāh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H1836 this |
| Daniel | לְדָנִיֵּ֥אל | lə·ḏā·nî·yêl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| unless | לָהֵ֕ן | lā·hên | Conjunction | H3861 on this account, therefore |
| we find | הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽה | haš·kaḥ·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural | H7912 find |
| against him | עֲל֖וֹהִי | ‘ă·lō·w·hî | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| concerning the law | בְּדָ֥ת | bə·ḏāṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1882 decree, law |
| of his God | אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ס | ’ĕ·lā·hêh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H426 god, God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 6:4 1 Peter 3:16 · Philippians 2:15 · 1 Peter 2:12 · Luke 20:20 · Luke 23:14–15 · Titus 2:8 · Matthew 27:18 · Psalm 37:32–33 · Jeremiah 20:10 · Genesis 43:18 · Judges 14:4 · Ecclesiastes 4:4
Daniel 6:5 Acts 24:13–16 · Acts 24:20–21 · Esther 3:8 · 1 Samuel 24:17 · John 19:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.