Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּרansweredעָנֵהand saidוְאָמַרto them,לְהוֹן“Is it true,הַצְדָּאShadrach,שַׁדְרַךְMeshach,מֵישַׁךְand Abednego,וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹthat my godsלֵאלָהַיyou do notלָא אִיתֵיכוֹןserve,פָּלְחִיןand to the imageוּלְצֶלֶםof goldדַּהֲבָאthatדִּיI set upהֲקֵימֶתyou do notלָאbow down?סָגְדִין
Daniel 3:14
Study it in the app“Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that my gods you do not serve, and to the image of gold that I set up you do not bow down?”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 3:14, word by word
- Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar (the Aramaic form of the name): king of Babylon who took Jerusalem, destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile.
Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appears- answeredעָנֵהane
answer
To answer, to speak up in reply.
Where else “ane” appears- and saidאָמַרamar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amar” appears- “Is it trueצְדָּאtseda
purpose; is it true?
Purpose (Aramaic); in a question, "is it on purpose?", "is it true?".
Where else “tseda” appears- Shadrachשַׁדְרַךְshadrach
Shadrach
Shadrach (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Hananiah, one of Daniel's companions.
Where else “shadrach” appears- Meshachמֵישַׁךְmeshach
Meshach
Meshach (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Mishael, one of Daniel's companions.
Where else “meshach” appears- and Abednegoעֲבֵדaved
Abednego
Abednego (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of Daniel's companions.
Where else “aved” appears- that my godsאלָהַlaha
Elah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “laha” appears- you do notאִיתֵיite
there is
There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".
Where else “ite” appears- serveפָּלְחִיןpalchin
serve
To serve (Aramaic), above all in worship; "servants" of the house of God.
Where else “palchin” appears- and 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- I set upהֲקֵימֶתhakemet
set up
To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).
Where else “hakemet” appears- bow downסָגְדִיןsagdin
bow down, worship
To bow down, to prostrate oneself in worship (Aramaic).
Where else “sagdin” appears
The context
13Then Nebuchadnezzar in anger and fury said to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; then they brought these men before the king.
14 · This verse (above)
15Now if you are ready at the moment that you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, and the bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and bow down to the image that I made, good; but if you do not bow down, at that very moment you will be thrown into the midst of the furnace of fire blazing; and who is the Elah who will deliver you from my hands?”