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Ifהֵןit is so,אִיתַיour Elahאֱלָהַנָאwhomדִּיweאֲנַחְנָאserveפָלְחִיןis ableיָכִלto deliver usלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַנָאfrom the furnaceמִן אַתּוּןof fireנוּרָאblazing,יָקִדְתָּאand from your hand,וּמִן יְדָךְO king,מַלְכָּאhe will deliver us.יְשֵׁיזִב
Daniel 3:17
Study it in the app“If 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.”
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 3:17, word by word
- Ifהֵןhen
if
Introduces a condition or a doubt: in case (Aramaic).
Where else “hen” appears- it is soאִיתַיitay
there is
There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".
Where else “itay” appears- our Elahאֱלָהַelaha
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 “elaha” appears- weאֲנַחְנָאanachna
we
We (Aramaic).
Where else “anachna” appears- serveפָלְחִיןfalchin
serve
To serve (Aramaic), above all in worship; "servants" of the house of God.
Where else “falchin” appears- is ableיָכִלyachil
be able
To have the strength or the power to do something (in Aramaic).
Where else “yachil” appears- to deliver usשֵׁיזָבוּתַshezavuta
rescue, deliver
To rescue, to deliver, to set free (Aramaic).
Where else “shezavuta” appears- from 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 from your handיְדָyeda
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- O kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears
The context
16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “We have no need to answer you about this matter.
17 · This verse (above)
18But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that your gods we do not serve, and to the image of gold that you set up we will not bow down.”