la is a negative particle that denies actions, abilities, states, or outcomes in Aramaic passages.

As a negative particle, la marks denial within clauses: people cannot disclose the king's mystery, worshipers refuse the image, and harm or destruction is said not to occur. The supplied occurrences show the same grammatical function across statements, commands, questions, and conditional clauses.

1. Negates a clause or its stated condition · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies the forms as a negative particle. In Daniel 2:27 the APB renders the clause that the mystery “cannot be shown” by the wise men; in Daniel 3:18 it renders the refusal that the men “will not serve” the king's gods; and in Daniel 6:23 it reports that “no harm was found” in Daniel. These clauses show denial of ability, action, or a stated result rather than a separate lexical use.

   Daniel 2:27Daniel 3:18Daniel 6:23Ezra 4:13Daniel 7:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, it presents the negative particle through varied English clause forms, including “cannot,” “will not,” “no harm,” and “shall not.” In Daniel 2:27, Daniel 3:18, Daniel 6:23, Ezra 4:13, and Daniel 7:14, those renderings express the surrounding clauses' denials.