Simple verse list for DAN 6:7

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OET (OET-RV) All the high officials of the kingdom, the various leaders, the counsellors, and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish and enforce a law that for thirty days, anyone who makes a request of any god or of any man other than you, your majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.

OET-LV (DAN 6:8) [fn] They _took _counsel _together all _of the _overseers _of the _kingdom the_prefects and_the_satraps the_counsellors and_the_governors to_establish the _regulation _of Oh/the_king and_to_make _stringent a _prohibition that every _of one_who he _will _ask a _petition from any _of god and_person until days thirty except from_you(ms) Oh/the_king he _will _be _thrown to_the _den _of the _lions.

ULT All of the sareks of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and make strong a decree that anyone who petitions a petition from any god or man for 30 days, except from you, O king, shall be thrown into a den of lions.

UST All of your sareks, rulers satraps, counselors, and governors have agreed that you should make a law and enforce it strictly. Your Majesty, the law would be that for the next 30 days, no one may ask any god or man except you for anything. If anyone does that, your servants will throw him into a pit full of lions.

BSB & MSB All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

OEB Mapped passage is not available in this edition.

WEBBE & WMBB All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

NET To all the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, counselors, and governors it seemed like a good idea for a royal edict to be issued and an interdict to be enforced. For the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human other than you, O king, should be thrown into a den of lions.

LSV Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counselors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeks a petition from any god and man until thirty days, except of you, O king, is cast into a den of lions.

FBV “We have all agreed—chief ministers, prefects, provincial governors, counselors, and local governors—that Your Majesty should issue a decree, legally enforced, that for the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions' den.

T4T We administrators and governors and district governors and advisors and other officials have all agreed that you should make a law that everyone must obey. We want you to command that for the next thirty days people may pray only to you. If anyone prays to anyone else, either to a human or to a god, he must be thrown into a pit of lions.

LEB All of the administrators of the kingdom, and the prefects, the satraps, the counselors and the governors took counsel and have agreed to establish an edict of the king and to enforce a decree that _⌊whoever_⌋[fn] will seek a prayer from any god or human except from you for up to thirty days will be thrown into _⌊the lion pit_⌋.[fn]

BBE All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole.

Moff The presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, the satraps, the councillors, and the governors, have all agreed that the king should lay down a law, issuing a strict edict that no one shall offer a prayer to any god or man for thirty days, except to yourself, O king, on pain of being flung into the den of lions.

JPS (DAN 6:8) (6-9) Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.'

ASV All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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YLT Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeketh a petition from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions.

Drby All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any [fn]god or man for thirty days, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

RV All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
(All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee/you, Oh king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.)

SLT All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and satraps, and counselors and governors, will counsel together to set up a statute of the kingdom, and to make strong an interdict that whoever shall seek a request from any God and man even to thirty days, except from thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Wbstr All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counselors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

KJB-1769 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.[fn]
(All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee/you, Oh king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.)

KJB-1611 All the Presidents of the kingdome, the gouernours, and the Princes, the counsellers and the captaines haue consulted together to establish a royall statute, and to make a firme [fn]decree, that whosoeuer shall aske a petition of any God or man for thirty dayes, saue of thee, O King, hee shall be cast into the denne of Lions.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps All the rulers of thy kingdome, the officers and gouernours, the counsellers and dukes, haue consulted together to make a decree for the king, & to establish a statute, That who so desireth any petition either of any god or man within these thirtie dayes, except of thee O king, he shalbe cast into the lions denne.
(All the rulers of thy/your kingdom, the officers and governors, the counsellors and dukes, have consulted together to make a decree for the king, and to establish a statute, That whoso/whoever desireth/desires any petition either of any god or man within these thirty days, except of thee/you Oh king, he shall be cast into the lions den.)

Gnva All the rulers of thy kingdome, the officers and gouernours, the counsellers, and dukes haue consulted together to make a decree for the King and to establish a statute, that whosoeuer shall aske a petition of any god or man for thirtie dayes saue of thee, O King, he shalbe cast into the denne of lyons.
(All the rulers of thy/your kingdom, the officers and governors, the counsellors, and dukes have consulted together to make a decree for the King and to establish a statute, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days save of thee/you, Oh King, he shall be cast into the den of lions.)

Cvdl All the great estates off the realme: as ye prynces, dukes, senatours and iudges, are determed to put out a commaundement off ye kynge, and to make a sure statute: namely, that who so desyreth eny peticion, ether of eny god or man (with in this xxx. dayes) excepte it be only off the, O kynge: the same person maye be cast in to the Lyons denne.
(All the great estates off the realm: as ye/you_all princes, dukes, senators and judges, are determined to put out a commandment off ye/you_all king, and to make a sure statute: namely, that whoso/whoever desireth any petition, either of any god or man (with in this 30 days) except it be only off them, Oh king: the same person may be cast in to the Lions den.)

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Luth (DAN 6:8) Es haben die Fürsten des Königreichs, die Herren, die Landvögte, die Räte und Hauptleute alle gedacht, daß man einen königlichen Befehl solle ausgehen lassen und ein streng Gebot stellen, daß, wer in dreißig Tagen etwas bitten wird von irgendeinem GOtt oder Menschen ohne von dir, König, alleine, solle zu den Löwen in den Graben geworfen werden.
(It have the prince(s)/ruler(s) the kingdom, the gentlemen, the bailiffs, the councils and captains all thought, that man a royal command(n) should go_out let and a strictly commandment/command place/put, that, who in thirty days something ask becomes from any God or people without from you/to_you(sg), king, alone/solely, should to/for the lions in the trench/ditch(n) thrown become.)

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UHB 8 אִתְיָעַ֜טוּ כֹּ֣ל ׀ סָרְכֵ֣י מַלְכוּתָ֗⁠א סִגְנַיָּ֤⁠א וַֽ⁠אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ⁠א֙ הַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣⁠א וּ⁠פַחֲוָתָ֔⁠א לְ⁠קַיָּמָ֤ה קְיָם֙ מַלְכָּ֔⁠א וּ⁠לְ⁠תַקָּפָ֖ה אֱסָ֑ר דִּ֣י כָל־דִּֽי־יִבְעֵ֣ה בָ֠עוּ מִן־כָּל־אֱלָ֨הּ וֶֽ⁠אֱנָ֜שׁ עַד־יוֹמִ֣ין תְּלָתִ֗ין לָהֵן֙ מִנָּ֣⁠ךְ מַלְכָּ֔⁠א יִתְרְמֵ֕א לְ⁠גֹ֖ב אַרְיָוָתָֽ⁠א׃ ‡

BrLXX (DNG 6:8) Συνεβουλεύσαντο πάντες οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας σου στρατηγοὶ καὶ σατράπαι, ὕπατοι καὶ τοπάρχαι, τοῦ στῆσαι στάσει βασιλικῇ, καὶ ἐνισχῦσαι ὁρισμόν, ὅπως ὃς ἂν αἰτήσῃ αἴτημα παρὰ παντὸς θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπου, ἕως ἡμερῶν τριάκοντα, ἀλλʼ ἢ παρὰ σοῦ βασιλεῦ, ἐμβληθήσεται εἰς τὸν λάκκον τῶν λεόντων.

BrTr (DNG 6:8) All who preside over thy kingdom, captains and satraps, chiefs and local governors, have taken counsel together, to establish by a royal statute and to confirm a decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.