Daniel 6:5

World English Bible (WEB)

Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

Open in Mac app

In context

3 Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the local governors, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

4 Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.

5 Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

6 Then these presidents and local governors assembled together to the king, and said this to him, “King Darius, live forever!

7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Read the whole of Daniel 6

Daniel 6:5 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
KJV King James Version: 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Then these men are saying, 'We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found [it] against him in the law of his God.'
DBY Darby Translation: Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find [it] against him touching the law of his God.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.