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Shadrach,שַׁדְרַךְMeshach,מֵישַׁךְand Abednegoוַעֲבֵד נְגוֹansweredעֲנוֹand saidוְאָמְרִיןto KingלְמַלְכָּאNebuchadnezzar,נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר“Weאֲנַחְנָהhave noלָאneedחַשְׁחִיןto answer youלַהֲתָבוּתָךְabout thisעַל דְּנָהmatter.פִּתְגָם
Daniel 3:16
Study it in the app“Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “We have no need to answer you about this matter.”
Three young men trust God, “and if not,” stillFaithShadrach, Meshach, and Abednego tell the king: our Elah can deliver us; if not, we will not bowCourage
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 3:16, word by word
- 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- answeredעֲנוֹano
answer
To answer, to speak up in reply.
Where else “ano” appears- and saidאָמְרִיןamrin
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amrin” appears- to Kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar
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- “Weאֲנַחְנָהanachna
we
We (Aramaic).
Where else “anachna” appears- needחַשְׁחִיןchashchin
be needed
To be needed, to need (Aramaic).
Where else “chashchin” appears- to answer youהֲתָבוּתָhatavuta
answer
To give an answer, or give back something received.
Where else “hatavuta” appears- matterפִּתְגָםpitgam
word, answer, decree
Word, answer, decree (Aramaic, a word of Persian origin).
Where else “pitgam” appears
The context
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?”
16 · This verse (above)
17If it is so, our Elah whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of fire blazing, and from your hand, O king, he will deliver us.