Daniel 6:17

6:17 Then a stone was brought and placed over the opening ¹  to the den. The king sealed ²  it with his signet ring and with those ³  of his nobles so that nothing could be changed with regard to Daniel.

Daniel 8:17

8:17 So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. ⁴  Then he said to me, “Understand, son of man, ⁵  that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

Daniel 11:17

11:17 His intention ⁶  will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. ⁷  He will give the king of the south ⁸  a daughter ⁹  in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

[6:17]  ¹ tn Aram “mouth.”

[6:17]  ² sn The purpose of the den being sealed was to prevent unauthorized tampering with the opening of the den. Any disturbance of the seal would immediately alert the officials to improper activity of this sort.

[6:17]  ³ tn Aram “the signet rings.”

[8:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “on my face.”

[8:17]  ⁵ tn Or “human one.”

[11:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.

[11:17]  ⁷ tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).

[11:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”

[11:17]  sn The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V.