* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.
All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
World English Bible (WEB)
All{H3606} the presidents{H5632} of the kingdom{H4437}, the governors{H5460}, and the princes{H324}, the counsellors{H1907}, and the captains{H6347}, have consulted together{H3272}{(H8724)} to establish{H6966}{(H8742)} a royal{H4430} statute{H7010}, and to make a firm{H8631}{(H8742)} decree{H633}, that whosoever shall ask{H1156}{(H8748)} a petition{H1159} of{H4481} any{H3606} God{H426} or man{H606} for{H5705} thirty{H8533} days{H3118}, save{H3861} of thee{H4481}, O king{H4430}, he shall be cast{H7412}{(H8729)} into the den{H1358} of lions{H744}.
Strong's King James
All the administrators, governors, princes, advisers, and officials of the kingdom have counselled together for the king to set a firm edict of prohibition. That anyone who prayerfully seeks any 'god' or man besides you oh king for 30 days should be thrown into the lion's pit.
The F.O.G*
The F.O.G Paraphrase
Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeketh a petition from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions.
Young's Literal Translation
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