Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Daniel 2:13

NETBible	So a decree went out, and the wise men were about¹ to be executed. They also sought² Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.
NIV © biblegateway Dan 2:13	So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
NASB © biblegateway Dan 2:13	So the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they looked for Daniel and his friends to kill them.
NLT © biblegateway Dan 2:13	And because of the king’s decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.
MSG © biblegateway Dan 2:13	When the death warrant was issued, Daniel and his companions were included. They also were marked for execution.
BBE © SABDAweb Dan 2:13	So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
NRSV © bibleoremus Dan 2:13	The decree was issued, and the wise men were about to be executed; and they looked for Daniel and his companions, to execute them.
NKJV © biblegateway Dan 2:13	So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men ; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them .
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KJV	And the decree <01882> went forth <05312> (8754) that the wise <02445> [men] should be slain <06992> (8726)_; and they sought <01156> (8754) Daniel <01841> and his fellows <02269> to be slain <06992> (8723)_.
NASB © biblegateway Dan 2:13	So the decree <01882> went <05312> forth <05312> that the wise <02445> men <02445> should be slain <06992> ; and they looked <01156> for Daniel <01841> and his friends <02269> to kill <06992> them.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ to <3588> T-NSN dogma <1378> N-NSN exhlyen <1831> V-AAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM sofoi <4680> A-NPM apektennonto <615> V-IMI-3P kai <2532> CONJ ezhthsan <2212> V-AAI-3P danihl <1158> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ touv <3588> T-APM filouv <5384> A-APM autou <846> D-GSM anelein <337> V-AAN
NET [draft] ITL	So a decree <01882> went out <05312> , and the wise men <02445> were about to be executed <06992> . They also sought <01156> Daniel <01841> and his friends <02269> so that they could be executed <06992> .
HEBREW	P hljqthl <06992> yhwrbxw <02269> laynd <01841> webw <01156> Nyljqtm <06992> aymykxw <02445> tqpn <05312> atdw (2:13) <01882>

NETBible

So a decree went out, and the wise men were about¹ to be executed. They also sought² Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.

NET Notes

¹tn The Aramaic participle is used here to express the imminent future.

²tn 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).