Daniel 6:17
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And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den: which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, that nothing should be done against Daniel.

a stone.

Lamentations 3:53 Sade. My life is fallen into the pit, and they have laid a stone over me.

Matthew 27:60-66 And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and went his way. . . .

Acts 12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers, to be kept, intending, after the pasch, to bring him forth to the people.

Acts 16:23,24 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently. . . .

Context
Daniel in the Lions' Den
16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of the lions. And the king said to Daniel: Thy God, whom thou always servest, he will deliver thee. 17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den: which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, that nothing should be done against Daniel.18And the king went away to his house, and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:66
And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone and setting guards.

Revelation 20:3
And he cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon him, that he should no more seduce the nations till the thousand years be finished. And after that, he must be loosed a little time.

Lamentations 3:53
Sade. My life is fallen into the pit, and they have laid a stone over me.

Lexicon
A
חֲדָ֔ה (ḥă·ḏāh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2298: As card, one, single, first, at once

stone
אֶ֣בֶן (’e·ḇen)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 69: A stone

was brought
וְהֵיתָ֙יִת֙ (wə·hê·ṯā·yiṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 858: To arrive

and placed
וְשֻׂמַ֖ת (wə·śu·maṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7761: To set, make

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5922: Above, over, upon, against

the mouth
פֻּ֣ם (pum)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6433: The mouth

of the den,
גֻּבָּ֑א (gub·bā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1358: A pit, den

and the king
מַלְכָּ֜א (mal·kā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

sealed it
וְחַתְמַ֨הּ (wə·ḥaṯ·mah)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2857: To seal

with his own signet ring
בְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּ (bə·‘iz·qə·ṯêh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5824: A signet-ring

and with the rings
וּבְעִזְקָת֙ (ū·ḇə·‘iz·qāṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5824: A signet-ring

of his nobles,
רַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי (raḇ·rə·ḇā·nō·w·hî)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7261: Lord, noble

so that
דִּ֛י (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

nothing
לָא־ (lā-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3809: Not, no

concerning Daniel
בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל׃ (bə·ḏā·nî·yêl)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1841: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', an Israelite leader in Babylon

could be changed.
תִשְׁנֵ֥א (ṯiš·nê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8133: To change


Additional Translations
A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.And a stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

And they brought a stone, and put it on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his ring, and with the ring of his nobles; that the case might not be altered with regard to Daniel.

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his nobles, that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

And a stone hath been brought and placed at the mouth of the den, and the king hath sealed it with his signet, and with the signet of his great men, that the purpose be not changed concerning Daniel.
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