The Meaning of Daniel 6:15 Explained

Daniel 6:15

KJV: Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

YLT: Then these men have assembled near the king, and are saying to the king, 'know, O king, that the law of Media and Persia is: That any interdict and statute that the king doth establish is not to be changed.'

Darby: Then these men came in a body unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

ASV: Then these men assembled together unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no interdict nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 6:15?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 6:15 mean?

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What is the context of Daniel 6:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

What does Daniel 6:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 6:1-15 - Fidelity In Worship

Though he was the most distinguished man of his day, and full of public business, Daniel managed to find time for prayer, in the evening, morning, and at noon, according to the Hebrew custom, Psalms 55:17. He was outwardly a great magnate of the Persian court, but inwardly he was as true as ever to the city of his fathers and to the Temple now in ruins, Daniel 6:10. What a marvelous tribute was afforded to his saintly character by his foes, when they could find no fault in him except as concerned his religious life! Time spent in prayer is not lost time to the suppliant. Luther used to say: "I have so much to do today that I cannot get through with less than three hours of prayer." It was customary for the Jews to turn the face toward the Holy City, which for so long had been the center of their great religious system, 1 Kings 8:44; Jonah 2:4. With us, the upturned face and the references we make to the great High Priest, are significant of a posture of soul analogous and yet superior to the open window. See to it that your windows are always open towards the New Jerusalem, of which you are a citizen, but from which for a little while you are exiled. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 6

¹ Daniel is made chief of the presidents
⁴ They, conspiring against him, obtain an idolatrous decree
¹⁰ Daniel, accused of the breach thereof, is cast into the lion's den
¹⁸ Daniel is saved;
²⁴ his adversaries devoured;
²⁵ and God magnified by a decree

What do the individual words in Daniel 6:15 mean?

Then men these approached to king the and said to king the Know king that [it is] the law of the Mede and Persian not no decree or statute which king the establishes not may be changed

בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ עַל־ מַלְכָּ֑א וְאָמְרִ֣ין לְמַלְכָּ֗א דַּ֤ע מַלְכָּא֙ דִּֽי־ דָת֙ לְמָדַ֣י וּפָרַ֔ס כָל־ אֱסָ֥ר וּקְיָ֛ם דִּֽי־ מַלְכָּ֥א יְהָקֵ֖ים לָ֥א לְהַשְׁנָיָֽה

גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א	men
Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate Root: גְּבַר Sense: a man, a certain (one).
אִלֵּ֔ךְ	these
Parse: Pronoun, common plural Root: אִלֵּךְ Sense: these, those.
הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ	approached
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine plural Root: רְגַשׁ Sense: to be in tumult.
מַלְכָּ֑א	king the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
וְאָמְרִ֣ין	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: אֲמַר Sense: (P’al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate.
לְמַלְכָּ֗א	to king the
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
דַּ֤ע	Know
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: יְדַע Sense: to know.
מַלְכָּא֙	king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
דִּֽי־	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: דִּי Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
דָת֙	[it is] the law
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: דָּת Sense: decree, law.
לְמָדַ֣י	of the Mede
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָדַי Sense: an inhabitant of Media.
וּפָרַ֔ס	and Persian
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: פָּרַס Sense: the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south.
אֱסָ֥ר	no decree
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱסָר Sense: interdict, decree, decree of restriction.
וּקְיָ֛ם	or statute
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: קְיָם Sense: decree, statute.
מַלְכָּ֥א	king the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יְהָקֵ֖ים	establishes
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to arise, stand.
לְהַשְׁנָיָֽה	may be changed
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: שְׁנָה Sense: to change, be altered, be changed.

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