Daniel 6:17

6:17 Then a stone was brought and placed over the opening ¹  to the den. The king sealed ²  it with his signet ring and with those ³  of his nobles so that nothing could be changed with regard to Daniel.

Matthew 27:66

27:66 So ⁴  they went with the soldiers ⁵  of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.

¹ tn Aram “mouth.”

² sn The purpose of the den being sealed was to prevent unauthorized tampering with the opening of the den. Any disturbance of the seal would immediately alert the officials to improper activity of this sort.

³ tn Aram “the signet rings.”

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Pilate’s order.

⁵ tn Grk “with the guard.” The words “soldiers of the” have been supplied in the translation to prevent “guard” from being misunderstood as a single individual.