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Daniel 9:1

NETBible	In the first year of Darius¹ son of Ahasuerus,² who was of Median descent and who had been³ appointed king over the Babylonian⁴ empire –
NIV © biblegateway Dan 9:1	In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom—
NASB © biblegateway Dan 9:1	In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
NLT © biblegateway Dan 9:1	It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians.
MSG © biblegateway Dan 9:1	"Darius, son of Ahasuerus, born a Mede, became king over the land of Babylon.
BBE © SABDAweb Dan 9:1	In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldaeans;
NRSV © bibleoremus Dan 9:1	In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, by birth a Mede, who became king over the realm of the Chaldeans—
NKJV © biblegateway Dan 9:1	In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans––
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KJV	In the first <0259> year <08141> of Darius <01867> the son <01121> of Ahasuerus <0325>_, of the seed <02233> of the Medes <04074>_, which was made king <04427> (8717) over the realm <04438> of the Chaldeans <03778>_; {which: or, in which he}
NASB © biblegateway Dan 9:1	In the first <0259> year <08141> of Darius <01867> the son <01121> of Ahasuerus <0325> , of Median <04074> descent <02233> , who <0834> was made <04427> king <04427> over <05921> the kingdom <04438> of the Chaldeans <03778> --
LXXM	en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN prwtw <4413> A-DSNS etei <2094> N-DSN dareiou {N-GSM} tou <3588> T-GSM uiou <5207> N-GSM asouhrou {N-GSM} apo <575> PREP tou <3588> T-GSN spermatov <4690> N-GSN twn <3588> T-GPM mhdwn <3370> N-GPM ov <3739> R-NSM ebasileusen <936> V-AAI-3S epi <1909> PREP basileian <932> N-ASF caldaiwn <5466> N-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	In the first <0259> year <08141> of Darius <01867> son <01121> of Ahasuerus <0325> , who was of Median <04074> descent <02233> and who <0834> had been appointed king <04427> over <05921> the Babylonian <03778> empire <04438> –
HEBREW	Mydvk <03778> twklm <04438> le <05921> Klmh <04427> rsa <0834> ydm <04074> erzm <02233> swrwsxa <0325> Nb <01121> swyrdl <01867> txa <0259> tnsb (9:1) <08141>

NETBible

In the first year of Darius¹ son of Ahasuerus,² who was of Median descent and who had been³ appointed king over the Babylonian⁴ empire –

NET Notes

¹sn The identity of this Darius is a major problem in correlating the biblical material with the extra-biblical records of this period. Most modern scholars treat the reference as a mistaken allusion to Darius Hystaspes (ca. 522-486 B.C.). Others have maintained instead that this name is a reference to the Persian governor Gubaru. Still others understand the reference to be to the Persian king Cyrus (cf. 6:28, where the vav (ו) may be understood as vav explicativum, meaning “even”). Under either of these latter two interpretations, the first year of Darius would have been ca. 538 B.C. Daniel would have been approximately eighty-two years old at this time.

²tc The LXX reads “Xerxes.” This is the reading used by some English versions (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV). Most other English versions retain the Hebrew name “Ahasuerus.”

³tc The present translation follows the MT in reading a Hophal (i.e., passive). Theodotion, the Syriac, and the Vulgate all presuppose the Hiphil (i.e., active). Even though this is the only occurrence of the Hophal of this verb in the Bible, there is no need to emend the vocalization to the Hiphil.

⁴tn Heb “was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans.”