Thenאֱדַיִןtheseאִלֵּךְmenגֻּבְרַיָּאsaid,אָמְרִין“We will notדִּי לָאfindנְהַשְׁכַּחagainst thisלְ דְּנָהDanielדָנִיֵּאלanyכָּלpretextעִלָּאunlessלָהֵןwe find itהַשְׁכַּחְנָהagainst himעֲלוֹהִיin the lawבְּדָתof his Elah.”אֱלָהֵהּ
Daniel 6:5
Study it in the app“Then these men said, “We will not find against this Daniel any pretext unless we find it against him in the law of his Elah.””
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 6:5, word by word
- Thenאֱדַיִןedayin
then
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “edayin” appears- menגֻּבְרַיָּguvraya
man
Man, male (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gever".
Where else “guvraya” appears- saidאָמְרִיןamrin
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amrin” appears- findנְהַשְׁכַּחnehashkach
find
To find, to discover (Aramaic).
Where else “nehashkach” appears- Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel
Daniel
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” appears- pretextעִלָּאila
pretext, ground
Pretext, ground for an accusation (Aramaic).
Where else “ila” appears- unlessלָהֵןlahen
but; therefore; except
But; also "therefore" or "except" (Aramaic).
Where else “lahen” appears- in the lawדָתdat
law, decree
Law (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): both the law of God and the law of the king.
Where else “dat” appears- of his Elahאֱלָהֵelahe
Elah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “elahe” appears
The context
4Then 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.
5 · This verse (above)
6Then these supervisors and satraps came thronging to the king and said this to him: “King Darius, live forever!