What Does Daniel 6:5 Mean in the King James?
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The trap works by making Daniel’s fidelity the only “fault” his accusers can name.
THE MEANING
Your integrity does not make you unreachable by accusation; hostile power can make your deepest loyalty the supposed offense. The opening named here is Daniel’s allegiance to God’s law, not a flaw in his service.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The verse undoes the belief that if you have done nothing wrong, no one can make you a target. Accusation can be manufactured by recasting fidelity itself as a violation.
THE ROOT
נְהַשְׁכַּח
nehašḵaḥ
GROWS FROM
שׁכח
find, discover, come upon
The repeated verb makes this an active search for grounds, not a fault that presents itself. In the preceding verse the officials search and find no misconduct; here the search continues until they can make Daniel’s allegiance the opening.
ALSO GROWS
mišḵaḥ: to find, to seek out
מִשְׁכַּח
Daniel 6:4 uses this form for the officials’ search for an opening against Daniel.
lehashkāḥāh: to find, to discover
לְהַשְׁכָּחָה
Daniel 6:4 uses this form when reporting that they cannot find corruption or fault in him.
דָּנִיֵּאל
Daniyyel
GROWS FROM
דִּין
judge, render judgment
Daniel’s name means “God is my judge.” While officials search for grounds to judge him, his name places judgment under God’s authority without erasing the danger their power holds.
ALSO GROWS
din: judgment
דִּין
This judgment root forms the first part of Daniel’s name and sharpens the contrast with the officials’ tribunal.
Dan: judge, one who judges
דָּן
The name Dan echoes the same judgment language, connecting Daniel’s name to the question of who has authority to judge him.
THE PATTERN
When integrity leaves no real charge to make, hostility can turn faithful allegiance itself into the alleged offense.
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.THE THREAD
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.The Aramaic verb for “find” appears in both verses: first the officials find no fault in Daniel’s public service, then they keep searching through his devotion to God. That repeated search exposes the pivot from discovered misconduct to a manufactured offense.
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