# That person Daniel

This is not a respectful way of referring to Daniel. They intentionally used this phrase to avoid giving Daniel the respect he was due as a chief administrator.

# who is one of the people of the exile from Judah

"who is an immagrant from Judah"

# pays no attention to you

This idiom means he ignores the king. AT: "does not obey you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# he applied his mind

Here "mind" refers to his thinking. AT: "he thought very hard about how" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# He labored

This refers to mental labor, rather than to physical labor.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/daniel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/exile]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/decree]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]]