Study it in the app“Then the supervisors and the satraps were seeking to find a pretext against Daniel in regard to the kingdom; but they could find no pretext or fault, because he was faithful, and no negligence or fault was found in him.”
Thenאֱדַיִןthe supervisorsסָרְכַיָּאand the satrapsוַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּאwere seekingהֲווֹ בָעַיִןto findלְהַשְׁכָּחָהa pretextעִלָּהagainst Danielלְדָנִיֵּאלin regardמִצַּדto the kingdom;מַלְכוּתָאbut they couldלָא יָכְלִיןfindלְהַשְׁכָּחָהnoוְכָלpretextעִלָּהor fault,וּשְׁחִיתָהbecauseכָּל קֳבֵל דִּיheהוּאwas faithful,מְהֵימַןand noוְכָלnegligenceשָׁלוּor faultוּשְׁחִיתָהwas foundלָא הִשְׁתְּכַחַתin him.עֲלוֹהִי
then
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “edayin” appearsofficial, overseer
Overseer, high official (Aramaic): one of those placed over the satraps.
Where else “sarchaya” appearssatrap
Satrap (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): a governor of a province of the empire.
Where else “achashdarpnaya” appearsbe, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “havo” appearsseek
To look for someone or something.
Where else “vaayin” appearsfind
To find, to discover (Aramaic).
Where else “hashkacha” appearspretext, ground
Pretext, ground for an accusation (Aramaic).
Where else “ila” appearsDaniel
Daniel (the Aramaic form of the name): the prophet, one of the exiles of Judah at the court of Babylon. The name means "El is my judge".
Where else “daniyel” appearsregarding
As far as something is concerned.
Where else “tsad” appearskingdom
A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).
Where else “malchuta” appearsbe able
To have the strength or the power to do something (in Aramaic).
Where else “yachlin” appearsfault
Something wrong one could be blamed for.
Where else “shechita” appearsbecause
For the reason that; for this cause (Aramaic).
Where else “kovel” appearsfaithful
Reliable, deserving belief; loyal.
Where else “meheman” appearsnegligence, fault
Negligence, carelessness (Aramaic).
Where else “shalu” appears3Then this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the supervisors and the satraps, because an extraordinary spirit was in him, and the king was planning to set him over all the kingdom.
4 · This verse (above)
5Then these men said, “We will not find against this Daniel any pretext unless we find it against him in the law of his Elah.”
