Daniel 6:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 6:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהֵיתָ֨יִת֙
ʼâthâh
H858
to come
אֶ֣בֶן
ʼeben
H69
stone
חֲדָ֔ה
chad
H2298
a
וְשֻׂמַ֖ת
sûwm
H7761
to make
עַל
ʻal
H5922
upon
פֻּ֣ם
pum
H6433
mouth
גֻּבָּ֑א
gôb
H1358
den
וְחַתְמַ֨הּ
chătham
H2857
seal
מַלְכָּ֜א
melek
H4430
king
בְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּ
ʻizqâʼ
H5824
signet ring
וּבְעִזְקָת֙
ʻizqâʼ
H5824
signet ring
רַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי
rabrᵉbân
H7261
lord
דִּ֛י
dîy
H1768
which
לָא
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
תִשְׁנֵ֥א
shᵉnâʼ
H8133
to change
צְב֖וּ
tsᵉbûw
H6640
thing
בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
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World English Bible Public Domain
A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
A stone was brought and laid over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).