Daniel 4:6

4:6 So I issued an order ¹  for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought ²  before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Daniel 6:16

6:16 So the king gave the order, ³  and Daniel was brought and thrown into a den ⁴  of lions. The king consoled ⁵  Daniel by saying, “Your God whom you continually serve will rescue you!”

Daniel 6:23

6:23 Then the king was delighted and gave an order to haul Daniel up from the den. So Daniel was hauled up out of the den. He had no injury of any kind, because he had trusted in his God.

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¹ tn Aram “from me there was placed a decree.”

² tn The Aramaic infinitive here is active.

³ tn Aram “said.” So also in vv. 24, 25.

⁴ sn The den was perhaps a pit below ground level which could be safely observed from above.

⁵ tn Aram “answered and said [to Daniel].”