Daniel 3:15

“Now 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?””

Daniel 3:15 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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good;

Daniel 3:15, word by word

Nowכְּעַןkean

now

Now (Aramaic).

Where else “kean” appears
ifהֵןhen

if

Introduces a condition or a doubt: in case (Aramaic).

Where else “hen” appears
you areאִיתֵיite

there is

There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".

Where else “ite” appears
readyעֲתִידִיןatidin

ready

Ready, prepared (Aramaic).

Where else “atidin” appears
at the momentעִדָּנָidana

time, period

Time (Aramaic): a moment or a set period; in some passages a period counted like a year ("seven times").

Where else “idana” appears
you hearתִשְׁמְעוּןtishmun

hear

Hear, listen; learn of something.

Where else “tishmun” 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 fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָmashrokita

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 psalteryפְּסַנְתֵּרִיןpesanterin

harp, psaltery

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

Where else “pesanterin” appears
and the bagpipeסוּמְפֹּנְיָהsumponya

bagpipe, symphonia

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

Where else “sumponya” 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
to fall downתִּפְּלוּןtiplun

fall

To topple, or bow to the ground before someone.

Where else “tiplun” appears
and bow downתִסְגְּדוּןtisgdun

bow down, worship

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

Where else “tisgdun” appears
to the imageצַלְמָtsalma

statue

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

Where else “tsalma” appears
I madeעַבְדֵתavdet

do, make

To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".

Where else “avdet” appears
momentשַׁעֲתָshaata

moment, hour

Moment, a short time (Aramaic): "at that moment", "immediately".

Where else “shaata” appears
you will be thrownתִתְרְמוֹןtitrmon

throw

To hurl, as into the furnace or den.

Where else “titrmon” appears
into the midstגוֹאgo

midst, within

The middle, the inside (Aramaic): "within".

Where else “go” appears
of the furnaceאַתּוּןatun

furnace

Furnace (Aramaic): a large oven with fire.

Where else “atun” appears
of fireנוּרָnura

fire

Fire (Aramaic).

Where else “nura” appears
blazingיָקִדְתָּyakidta

burn

To burn, to blaze (Aramaic).

Where else “yakidta” appears
and whoמַןman

who, what

Who, which (Aramaic).

Where else “man” appears
the Elahאֱלָהּelah

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.

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will deliver youיְשֵׁיזְבִנְyeshezvin

rescue, deliver

To rescue, to deliver, to set free (Aramaic).

Where else “yeshezvin” appears
from my handsיְדָyeda

hand

Hand (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yad". "To give into the hand of" is to hand over to someone's power.

Where else “yeda” appears

The context

14Nebuchadnezzar 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?

15 · This verse (above)

16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “We have no need to answer you about this matter.

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