Daniel 2:13

2:13 So a decree went out, and the wise men were about ¹  to be executed. They also sought ²  Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.

Daniel 2:42

2:42 In that the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, the latter stages of this kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile.

Daniel 6:8

6:8 Now let the king issue a written interdict ³  so that it cannot be altered, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed. ⁴ 

[2:13]  ¹ tn The Aramaic participle is used here to express the imminent future.

[2:13]  ² tn The impersonal active plural (“they sought”) of the Aramaic verb could also be translated as an English passive: “Daniel and his friends were sought” (cf. NAB).

[6:8]  ³ tn Aram “establish a written interdict and inscribe a written decree.”

[6:8]  ⁴ tn Or “removed.”