Strong's Lexicon So בֵּ֠אדַיִן (bê·ḏa·yin) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 116: 1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time they approached קְרִ֨יבוּ (qə·rî·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7127: 1) to approach, come near 1a) (P'al) to approach 1b) (Pael) to offer, draw near 1c) (Aphel) to be summoned the king מַלְכָּא֮ (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's Hebrew 4430: 1) king and asked וְאָמְרִ֥ין (wə·’ā·mə·rîn) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 560: 1) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate קֳדָם־ (qo·ḏām-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 6925: 1) before, in front of 1a) before 1b) from before about עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5922: 1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 1d) to, against (of direction) his royal מַלְכָּא֒ (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's Hebrew 4430: 1) king decree: אֱסָ֣ר (’ĕ·sār) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 633: 1) interdict, decree, decree of restriction “Did you not הֲלָ֧א (hă·lā) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3809: 1) no, not, nothing sign רְשַׁ֗מְתָּ (rə·šam·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7560: 1) to inscribe, sign 1a) (P'al) to inscribe, sign 1b) (P'al) 1b1) to be inscribed, be written 1b2) to be signed a decree אֱסָ֣ר (’ĕ·sār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 633: 1) interdict, decree, decree of restriction that דִּ֣י (dî) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because for עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5705: prep 1) even to, until, up to, during conj 2) until, up to the time that, ere that thirty תְּלָתִ֗ין (tə·lā·ṯîn) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 8533: 1) thirty days יוֹמִ֣ין (yō·w·mîn) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3118: 1) day 2) day always refers to a twenty-four hour period when the word is modified by a definite or cardinal number any כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3606: 1) all, whole, the whole 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none man אֱנָ֡שׁ (’ĕ·nāš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 606: 1) man, human being 2) mankind (collective) who דִּֽי־ (dî-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because petitions יִבְעֵה֩ (yiḇ·‘êh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1156: 1) to ask, seek, request, desire, pray, make petition 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to ask, request 1a2) to seek (for favour) מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4481: 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons) any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3606: 1) all, whole, the whole 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none god אֱלָ֨הּ (’ĕ·lāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 426: 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) or man וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁ (we·’ĕ·nāš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 606: 1) man, human being 2) mankind (collective) except you, לָהֵן֙ (lā·hên) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3861: 1) therefore 2) except, but 2a) except (with negative) 2b) however, but מִנָּ֣ךְ (min·nāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4481: 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons) O king, מַלְכָּ֔א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's Hebrew 4430: 1) king will be thrown יִתְרְמֵ֕א (yiṯ·rə·mê) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7412: 1) to cast, throw 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to cast 1a2) to throw 1a2a) of tribute (fig) 1b) (Peil) 1b1) to be cast 1b2) to be placed, be set 1c) (Ithp'el) to be cast into the den לְג֖וֹב (lə·ḡō·wḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1358: 1) pit, den (of lions) of lions ?” אַרְיָותָ֑א (’ar·yā·w·ṯā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's Hebrew 744: 1) lion The king מַלְכָּ֜א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's Hebrew 4430: 1) king וְאָמַ֗ר (wə·’ā·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 560: 1) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate replied, עָנֵ֨ה (‘ā·nêh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6032: 1) to answer, respond 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to answer, make reply 1a2) to respond “According to the law כְּדָת־ (kə·ḏāṯ-) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1882: 1) decree, law 1a) a decree (of the king) 1b) law 1c) law (of God) of the Medes מָדַ֥י (mā·ḏay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4076: Medes = 'middle land' n pr m 1) an inhabitant of Media n pr loc 2) the territory inhabited by the Medes 2a) located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram and Persians, וּפָרַ֖ס (ū·p̄ā·ras) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6540: Persia = 'pure' or 'splendid' 1) the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south 1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania Persian = see Persia 'pure' or 'splendid' 2) the people of the Persian empire דִּי־ (dî-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because the order מִלְּתָ֛א (mil·lə·ṯā) Noun - feminine singular determinate Strong's Hebrew 4406: 1) word, thing 1a) word, utterance, command 1b) thing, affair, matter stands יַצִּיבָ֧א (yaṣ·ṣî·ḇā) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3330: n 1) the truth adv 2) surely, reliably, truly adj 3) reliable, true, certain, sure and it cannot לָ֥א (lā) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3809: 1) no, not, nothing be repealed.” תֶעְדֵּֽא׃ (ṯe‘·dê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5709: 1) to pass on, pass away 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to pass on, pass over 1a2) to pass away 1b) (Aphel) to take away, remove, depose Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo 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.” Young's Literal Translation {A9986,A116.htm" title="{A9986">then{A7127.htm" title="{A7127"> they have come near{A560.htm" title="{A560">, yea, they are saying{A6925.htm" title="{A6925"> before{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A4430.htm" title="{A4430"> king{A5922.htm" title="{A5922"> concerning{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A4430.htm" title="{A4430"> king’s{A633.htm" title="{A633"> interdict{A3809.htm" title="{A3809">: ‘Hast thou not{A7560.htm" title="{A7560"> signed{A633.htm" title="{A633"> an interdict{A1768.htm" title="{A1768">, that{A3606.htm" title="{A3606"> any{A606.htm" title="{A606"> man{A1768.htm" title="{A1768"> who{A1156.htm" title="{A1156"> seeketh{A4481.htm" title="{A4481"> from{A3606.htm" title="{A3606"> any{A426.htm" title="{A426"> god{A9989.htm" title="{A9989"> and{A606.htm" title="{A606"> man{A5705.htm" title="{A5705"> until{A8533.htm" title="{A8533"> thirty{A3118.htm" title="{A3118"> days{A3861.htm" title="{A3861">, save{A4481.htm" title="{A4481"> of{A9923.htm" title="{A9923"> thee{A4430.htm" title="{A4430">, O king{A7412.htm" title="{A7412">, is cast{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> into{A1358.htm" title="{A1358"> a den{A744.htm" title="{A744"> of lions{A9984.htm" title="{A9984">?{A6032.htm" title="{A6032">’ Answered{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> hath the{A4430.htm" title="{A4430"> king{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A560.htm" title="{A560"> said{A9988.htm" title="{A9988">, ‘The{A4406.htm" title="{A4406"> thing{A3330.htm" title="{A3330"> [is] certain{A9985.htm" title="{A9985"> as{A1882.htm" title="{A1882"> a law{A4076.htm" title="{A4076"> of Media{A9989.htm" title="{A9989"> and{A6540.htm" title="{A6540"> Persia{A1768.htm" title="{A1768">, that{A3809.htm" title="{A3809"> doth not{A5709.htm" title="{A5709"> pass away.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible So they approached the king and asked about his edict: “ Didn’t you sign an edict that for 30 days any man who petitions any god or man except you, the king, will be thrown into the lions’ den ? ” The king answered, “ As a law of the Medes and Persians, the order stands and is irrevocable .” New American Standard Bible Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king's injunction, "Did you not sign an injunction that any man who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be cast into the lions' den?" The king replied, "The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked." King James Bible Then 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. Parallel Verses New International Version So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: "Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions' den?" The king answered, "The decree stands--in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed." New Living Translation So they went straight to the king and reminded him about his law. "Did you not sign a law that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human--except to you, Your Majesty--will be thrown into the den of lions?" "Yes," the king replied, "that decision stands; it is an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked." English Standard Version Then they came near and said before the king, concerning the injunction, “O king! Did you not sign an injunction, that anyone who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing stands fast, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.” New American Standard Bible Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king's injunction, "Did you not sign an injunction that any man who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be cast into the lions' den?" The king replied, "The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked." King James Bible Then 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible So they approached the king and asked about his edict: "Didn't you sign an edict that for 30 days any man who petitions any god or man except you, the king, will be thrown into the lions' den?" The king answered, "As a law of the Medes and Persians, the order stands and is irrevocable." International Standard Version So they approached the king and asked, "Didn't you sign an edict that for the next 30 days if anyone prays to any god or man, except to you, your majesty, he would be thrown into the lions' pit?" The king responded, "The decree has been established, in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians that can't be repealed." NET Bible So they approached the king and said to him, "Did you not issue an edict to the effect that for the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human other than to you, O king, would be thrown into a den of lions?" The king replied, "That is correct, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed." American Standard Version Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's interdict: Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save unto 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. English Revised Version Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's interdict; Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save unto 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. Young's Literal Translation then they have come near, yea, they are saying before the king concerning the king's interdict: 'Hast thou not signed an interdict, that any man who seeketh from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions?' Answered hath the king, and said, 'The thing is certain as a law of Media and Persia, that doth not pass away.' Cross References Acts 16:19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. Daniel 3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. Daniel 3:10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image: Daniel 6:8 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. Daniel 6:15 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. Daniel 1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. Daniel 6:11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. Daniel 6:9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. Daniel 6:13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day. 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