Daniel 6:15
Bible › Daniel › Chapter 6 › Verse 15
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”
In other translations
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”
Hebrew words
בֵּאדַיִןbedayin<in> thenH116גֻּבְרַיָּאguvraiya'men theH1400אִלֵּךְ'ilekhtheseH479הַרְגִּשׁוּhargishuthey came as a crowdH7284עַל־'al-toH5922מַלְכָּאmalka'king theH4430וְאָמְרִיןve'amerinand [were] sayingH560לְמַלְכָּאlemalka'to king theH4430דַּעda'knowH3046מַלְכָּאmalka'king OH4430דִּי־di-thatH1768דָתdat[the] lawH1882לְמָדַיlemadaiof [the] MedesH4076וּפָרַסufarasand [the] PersiansH6540דִּי־di-thatH1768כָל־khol-anyH3606אֱסָר'esarprohibitionH633וּקְיָםukeyamand statuteH7010דִּי־di-whichH1768מַלְכָּאmalka'king theH4430יְהָקֵיםyehakeimhe will establishH6966לָאla'notH3809לְהַשְׁנָיָה׃lehashnayahto changeH8133
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Daniel 6:12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
- Psalm 94:20-2120 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? 21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree? 21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
- Daniel 6:8Now, 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.Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
- Esther 8:8Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.