Daniel 6:8

6:8 Now let the king issue a written interdict ¹  so that it cannot be altered, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed. ² 

Daniel 9:21

9:21 yes, while I was still praying, ³  the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously ⁴  in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, ⁵  around the time of the evening offering.

[6:8]  ¹ tn Aram “establish a written interdict and inscribe a written decree.”

[6:8]  ² tn Or “removed.”

[9:21]  ³ tn Heb “speaking in prayer.”

[9:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the beginning.”

[9:21]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew expression בִּיעָף מֻעָף (mu’af bi’af) is very difficult. The issue is whether the verb derives from עוּף (’uf, “to fly”) or from יָעַף (ya’af, “to be weary”). Many ancient versions and modern commentators take the first of these possibilities and understand the reference to be to the swift flight of the angel Gabriel in his coming to Daniel. The words more likely refer to the extreme weariness, not of the angel, but of Daniel. Cf. 7:28; 8:27; 10:8-9, 16-17; also NASB.