אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין

Daniel 3:2 לַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א <obj.> satraps the

Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.

Daniel 3:3 אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א satraps the

So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.

Daniel 3:27 אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א satraps the

and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.

Here: A Persian loanword (Old Persian xšaçapāvan, roughly "protector of the realm") for the highest provincial governors. These are the top rank of the empire's administration, not royal sons.

Daniel 6:1 לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א <obj.> satraps the

Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,

Daniel 6:2 אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א satraps the

and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.

Daniel 6:3 וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑א and satraps the

Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

Here: 'And the satraps': Persian provincial governors (Old Persian xšaçapāvan, 'protector of the realm'). Daniel outshines both his two fellow chiefs and the 120 satraps beneath them.

Daniel 6:4 וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֗א and satraps the

Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

Here: Provincial governors. The word is Persian (xšaçapāvan, 'protector of the realm'), and its use places the story inside the Persian imperial bureaucracy.

Daniel 6:6 וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ and satraps the

So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

Here: The provincial governors under the three overseers (120 of them, per 6:1). The word is a Persian title, roughly 'protector of the realm'. Together the two titles mean the whole upper administration, minus Daniel.

Daniel 6:7 וַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ and satraps the

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.

Here: 'And the satraps': Persian provincial governors (Old Persian xšaçapāvan, 'protector of the realm'). The 120 of 6:1 are among those said to have agreed.