Daniel 5:27
Context5:27 As for teqel – you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.
Daniel 6:5
Context6:5 So these men concluded, 1 “We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is 2 in connection with the law of his God.”
Daniel 6:4
Context6:4 Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find 3 some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. 4 But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, 5 because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption. 6


[6:5] 1 tn Aram “were saying.”
[6:5] 2 tn Aram “unless we find [it] against him.”
[6:4] 1 tn Aram “looking to find.”
[6:4] 2 tn Aram “from the side of the kingdom.”
[6:4] 3 tn Aram “pretext and corruption.”
[6:4] 4 tn Aram “no negligence or corruption was found in him.” The Greek version of Theodotion lacks the phrase “and no negligence or corruption was found in him.”