Daniel Chapter 6 verse 8 Holy Bible
Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
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All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole.
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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.
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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
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Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter.
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Now, O king, thou dost establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it is not to be changed, as a law of Media and Persia, that doth not pass away.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Sign the writing.--Literally, record the decree, so that there might be no possibility of its being recalled. (Comp. Esther 8:8.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewTherefore,כְּעַ֣ן (kə·‘an)AdverbStrong's 3705: NowO king,מַלְכָּ֔א (mal·kā)Noun - masculine singular determinateStrong's 4430: A kingestablishתְּקִ֥ים (tə·qîm)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 6966: To arise, standthe decreeאֱסָרָ֖א (’ĕ·sā·rā)Noun - masculine singular determinateStrong's 633: An interdictand signוְתִרְשֻׁ֣ם (wə·ṯir·šum)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 7560: To inscribe, signthe documentכְּתָבָ֑א (kə·ṯā·ḇā)Noun - masculine singular determinateStrong's 3792: Something written, a writing, record, bookso thatדִּ֣י (dî)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 1768: Who, which, that, becauseit cannotלָ֧א (lā)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3809: Not, nobe changed—לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה (lə·haš·nā·yāh)Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructStrong's 8133: To changein accordance with the lawכְּדָת־ (kə·ḏāṯ-)Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 1882: A royal edict, statuteof the Medesמָדַ֥י (mā·ḏay)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 4076: Medes -- descendants of Japheth, also their landand Persians,וּפָרַ֖ס (ū·p̄ā·ras)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6540: Persians -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylonwhichדִּי־ (dî-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 1768: Who, which, that, becausecannotלָ֥א (lā)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3809: Not, nobe repealed.”תֶעְדֵּֽא׃ (ṯe‘·dê)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 5709: To advance, pass on, continue, to remove, to bedeckJump to PreviousAccordance Alter Altered Altereth Changed Decree Document End Establish Force Injunction Interdict Issue Law Medes Media Order Persia Persians Revoked Sign Writing
