Verse List for DAN 6:5

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OET (OET-RV) Then these men concluded, “We won’t find any grounds for making an accusation against this Daniel unless we find something against him to do with the laws of his god.”

OET-LV [fn] then the_overseers and_the_satraps they _were seeking an _occasion to_find to/for_Dāniyy^ʼēl from_the _side _of the _kingdom and_all occasion and_being _deceitfull not they_were_able to_find as_to because that was_trustworthy he and_all negligence and_being _deceitfull not it _was _found concerning_him.

ULT Then these men were saying that, “We will not find any occasion against this Daniel unless we find, something against him regarding the law of his God.”

UST So they concluded, “The only thing we will find to accuse Daniel about will be something that he has to do to obey his God.”

BSB & MSB Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find [something] against him concerning the law of his God.”

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE & WMBB Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

NET So these men concluded, “We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is in connection with the law of his God.”

LSV Then these men are saying, “We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found [it] against him in the Law of his God.”

FBV So they said to themselves, “We won't find any pretext to attack Daniel unless we use his observance of his God's laws against him.”

T4T They concluded, “The only way we can find something for which we can criticize Daniel will be something concerning the laws that his god his given him.”

LEB Then these men _⌊said_⌋,[fn] “We will not find any pretext[fn] against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

BBE Then these men said, We will only get a reason for attacking Daniel in connection with the law of his God.

Moff The men thought, “We shall never find any ground of complaint against this Daniel, unless we find it in connexion with the law of his god.”

JPS (6-6) Then said these men: 'We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him in the matter of the law of his God.'

ASV Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

DRA Then these men said: We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, unless perhaps concerning the law of his God.

YLT Then these men are saying, 'We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found [it] against him in the law of his God.'

Drby Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find [it] against him touching the law of his [fn]God.

RV Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

SLT Then these men saying that, We shall not find against this Daniel any pretext except we shall find against him in the law of his God.

Wbstr Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

KJB-1769 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

KJB-1611 Then said these men, We shall not finde any occasion against this Daniel, except wee finde it against him concerning the Law of his God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Then saide these men, We shall finde none occasion against this Daniel, except we finde it against him concerning the lawe of his God.
(Then said these men, We shall find none occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.)

Gnva Then sayd these men, We shall not finde an occasion against this Daniel, except we finde it against him concerning the Law of his God.
(Then said these men, We shall not find an occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the Law of his God.)

Cvdl Then sayde these men: we will get no quarell agaynst this Daniel, excepte it be in the lawe off his God.
(Then said these men: we will get no quarrel against this Daniel, except it be in the law off his God.)

Wycl Therfor tho men seiden, We schulen not fynde ony occasioun to this Danyel, no but in hap in the lawe of his God.
(Therefore those men said, We should not find any occasioun to this Daniel, no but in hap in the law of his God.)

Luth Derhalben trachteten die Fürsten und Landvögte danach, wie sie eine Sache zu Daniel fänden, die wider das Königreich wäre; aber sie konnten keine Sache noch Übeltat finden, denn er war treu, daß man keine Schuld noch Übeltat an ihm finden mochte.
(Therefore sought the prince(s)/ruler(s) and bailiffs after/thereafter/then, as/like they/she/them a/one matter to/for Daniel foundn, the against the kingdom were; but they/she/them could no matter still misdeed/evil_act find, because/than he what/which faithful, that man no fault/blame(n) still misdeed/evil_act at/to him find want.)

ClVg Dixerunt ergo viri illi: Non inveniemus Danieli huic aliquam occasionem, nisi forte in lege Dei sui.
(They_said therefore men them: Not/No I_foundemus Danieli to_this some opportunity, except perhaps in/into/on lawfully of_God self.)

UHB 6 אֱ֠דַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּ֤⁠א אִלֵּךְ֙ אָֽמְרִ֔ין דִּ֣י לָ֧א נְהַשְׁכַּ֛ח לְ⁠דָנִיֵּ֥אל דְּנָ֖ה כָּל־עִלָּ֑א לָהֵ֕ן הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽה עֲל֖וֹ⁠הִי בְּ⁠דָ֥ת אֱלָהֵֽ⁠הּ׃ס ‡

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