Daniel 6:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 6:4 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 →
אֱדַ֨יִן
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
סָֽרְכַיָּ֜א
çârêk
H5632
overseer
וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֗א
ʼăchashdarpan
H324
satrap
הֲו֨וֹ
hâvâʼ
H1934
to become
בָעַ֧יִן
bᵉʻâʼ
H1156
to ask
עִלָּ֛ה
ʻillâh
H5931
matter
לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֥ה
shᵉkach
H7912
to find
לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
מִצַּ֣ד
tsad
H6655
side
מַלְכוּתָ֑א
malkûw
H4437
kingdom
וְכָל
kôl
H3606
all
עִלָּ֨ה
ʻillâh
H5931
matter
וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה
shᵉchath
H7844
to corrupt
לָא
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
יָכְלִ֣ין
yᵉkêl
H3202
to prevail
לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗ה
shᵉkach
H7912
to find
כָּל
kôl
H3606
all
קֳבֵל֙
qᵉbêl
H6903
before
דִּֽי
dîy
H1768
which
מְהֵימַ֣ן
ʼăman
H540
to trust
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1932
he
וְכָל
kôl
H3606
all
שָׁלוּ֙
shâlûw
H7960
neglect
וּשְׁחִיתָ֔ה
shᵉchath
H7844
to corrupt
לָ֥א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
הִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַת
shᵉkach
H7912
to find
עֲלֽוֹהִי
ʻal
H5922
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the high officials and the satraps were seeking to find a ground for accusation against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they were not able to find any ground for accusation or corruption because he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
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