Daniel 6:15

“Then these men came thronging to the king and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no prohibition or statute that the king establishes may be changed.””

Daniel 6:15 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 6:15, word by word

Thenאדַיִןdayin

then

Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".

Where else “dayin” appears
menגֻּבְרַיָּguvraya

man

Man, male (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gever".

Where else “guvraya” appears
came throngingהַרְגִּשׁוּhargishu

come thronging

To come together in a crowd, in commotion (Aramaic).

Where else “hargishu” appears
to the kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

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and saidאָמְרִיןamrin

say

To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).

Where else “amrin” appears
“Knowדַּעda

know

To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).

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it is a lawדָתdat

law, decree

Law (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): both the law of God and the law of the king.

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of the Medesמָדַיmaday

Media

Media (the Aramaic form): a region east of Assyria, joined to Persia in a single empire.

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and Persiansפָרַסfaras

Persia

Persia (Aramaic).

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prohibitionאֱסָרesar

prohibition, decree

Prohibition, binding decree (Aramaic): an order of the king that forbids something.

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or statuteקְיָםkeyam

statute

Statute, decree (Aramaic).

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establishesיְהָקֵיםyehakem

set up

To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).

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may be changedהַשְׁנָיָהhashnaya

change, alter

To change, to alter (Aramaic).

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The context

14Then the king, when he heard the word, was greatly displeased, and on Daniel he set his mind to deliver him; and until the going down of the sun he was striving to rescue him.

15 · This verse (above)

16Then the king gave the word, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of the lions. The king answered and said to Daniel, “Your Elah, whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”

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