Daniel 3:10

“You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, and the bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and bow down to the image of gold;”

Daniel 3:10 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 3:10, word by word

Youאַנְתְּant

you

You (Aramaic).

Where else “ant” appears
O kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

Where else “malka” appears
have madeשָׂמְתָּsamta

give an order

To give an order or a decree.

Where else “samta” appears
a decreeטְּעֵםteem

order

What the king or God commands, as an order or decree.

Where else “teem” appears
manאֱנָשׁenash

man, human being

Man, human being; as a group, "men", people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "enosh".

Where else “enash” appears
hearsיִשְׁמַעyishma

hear

Hear, listen; learn of something.

Where else “yishma” appears
the soundקָלkal

sound, voice

Sound, voice (Aramaic): a voice that speaks or the sound of instruments.

Where else “kal” appears
of the hornקַרְנָkarna

horn

Horn (Aramaic): the horn of an animal; also a horn for sound. In visions it stands for a power or a king. The same word as the Hebrew "keren".

Where else “karna” appears
the fluteמַשְׁרֹקִיתָmashrokita

pipe, flute

Pipe, flute (Aramaic): a wind instrument.

Where else “mashrokita” appears
the zitherקַתְרוֹסkatros

lyre, zither

Lyre, zither (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a stringed instrument.

Where else “katros” appears
the sambucaשַׂבְּכָאsabcha

harp, trigon

A stringed instrument (Aramaic), a kind of harp.

Where else “sabcha” appears
the psalteryפְסַנְתֵּרִיןfesanterin

harp, psaltery

Psaltery (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a stringed instrument.

Where else “fesanterin” appears
and the bagpipeסוּפֹּנְיָהsuponya

bagpipe, symphonia

Symphonia (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a musical instrument, perhaps a kind of bagpipe.

Where else “suponya” appears
kindזְנֵיzene

kind, sort

Kind, sort (Aramaic): "every kind of music".

Where else “zene” appears
of musicזְמָרָzemara

music

Music, the playing of instruments (Aramaic).

Where else “zemara” appears
shall fall downיִפֵּלyipel

fall

To topple, or bow to the ground before someone.

Where else “yipel” appears
and bow downיִסְגֻּדyisgud

bow down, worship

To bow down, to prostrate oneself in worship (Aramaic).

Where else “yisgud” appears
to the imageצֶלֶםtselem

statue

A statue, like the one in the king's dream.

Where else “tselem” appears
of goldדַּהֲבָdahava

gold

Gold (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "zahav".

Where else “dahava” appears

The context

9They answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!

10 · This verse (above)

11and whoever does not fall down and bow down shall be thrown into the midst of the furnace of fire blazing.

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