Daniel 6:8-15 Now then, O king, establish the enactment, and display in writing how the decree of the Persians and Medes should not be changed!

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8 G3568 Now G3767 then, G935 O king, G2476 establish G3588 the G3725.1 enactment, G2532 and G1620 display G1124 in writing G3704 how G3361 [⁶should not G241.3 ⁷be changed G3588 ¹the G1378 ²decree G* ³of the Persians G2532 ⁴and G* ⁵Medes]!

9 G5119 Then G3588 G935 king G* Darius G2004 gave orders G1125 to write G3588 the G1378 decree.

10 G2532 And G* when Daniel G2259 G1097 knew G3754 that G1778.1 [³was arranged G3588 ¹the G1378 ²decree], G1525 he went G1519 into G3588 G3624 his house, G1473 G2532 and G3588 the G2376 windows G455 were open G1473 to him G1722 in G3588 G5253 his upper rooms G1473 G2713 before G* Jerusalem. G2532 And G2540 [²times G5140 ¹three] G3588 of the G2250 day G1510.7.3 he was G2578 bending G1909 upon G3588 G1119 his knees, G1473 G2532 and G4336 praying, G2532 and G1843 making acknowledgment G1726 before G3588 G2316 his God, G1473 G2531 as G1510.7.3 he was G4160 doing G1715 before.

11 G5119 Then G3588 G435 those men G1565 G3906 closely watched, G2532 and G2147 they found G3588 G* Daniel G515 petitioning G2532 and G1189 beseeching G3588 G2316 his God. G1473

12 G2532 And G4334 coming forward, G3004 they say G3588 to the G935 king, G935 O king, G3756 did you not G3725.1 [²an enactment G5021 ¹order] G3704 so that G3956 every G444 man G3739 who G302 ever G154 should ask G3844 from G3956 any G2316 God G2532 or G444 man G155 a request G2193 unto G2250 [²days G5144 ¹thirty], G237.1 except G3844 from G1473 you, G935 O king, G1685 shall be put G1519 into G3588 the G2978.1 pit G3588 G3023 of lions? G2532 And G2036 [³said G3588 ¹the G935 ²king], G228 [³ is true G3588 ¹The G3056 ²word], G2532 and G3588 the G1378 decree G* of the Medes G2532 and G* Persians G3756 shall not G3928 pass.

13 G5119 Then G611 they responded, G2532 and G3004 they spoke G1799 before G3588 the G935 king, saying, G* Daniel, G3739 the one G575 from G3588 the G5207 sons G3588 of the G161 captivity G3588 G* of Judea G3756 was not G5293 submitted G3588 to G1378 your decree; G1473 G2532 and G2540 [²times G5140 ¹three] G3588 of the G2250 day G154 he asks G3844 of G3588 G2316 his God G1473 G3588 the G155 requests G1473 of his.

14 G5119 Then G3588 the G935 king, G5613 as G191 he heard G3588 the G4487 saying, G4183 [²much G3076 ¹fretted] G1909 over G1473 him; G2532 and G4012 concerning G3588 G* Daniel G75 he struggled G3588 G1807 to rescue G1473 him, G2532 and G2193 until G2073 evening G1510.7.3 he was G75 struggling G3588 G1807 to rescue G1473 him.

15 G5119 Then G3588 G435 those men G1565 G3004 say G3588 to the G935 king, G1097 Know, G935 O king! G3754 that G3588 the G1378 decree G* of the Medes G2532 and G* Persians, G3588 G3956 every G3725.1 enactment G2532 and G4714 position G3739 which G3588 the G935 king G2476 shall establish G3756 must not G1163 G3883.2 be altered.