Daniel 3:24

“Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste; he answered and said to his advisers, “Did we not throw three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “Certainly, O king.””

Daniel 3:24 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 3:24, word by word

Thenאֱדַיִןedayin

then

Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".

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Kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

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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.

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was astonishedתְּוַהּtevah

be astonished

To be astonished, alarmed (Aramaic).

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and rose upקָםkam

arise

To get up, or for a kingdom to emerge.

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in hasteהִתְבְּהָלָהhitbhala

hurry

To move quickly, without delay.

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he answeredעָנֵהane

answer

To answer, to speak up in reply.

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and saidאָמַרamar

say

To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).

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to his advisersהַדָּבְרוֹhadavro

counselor

Counselor, royal official (Aramaic): one of the king's closest advisers.

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throwרְמֵינָאremena

throw

To hurl, as into the furnace or den.

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threeתְּלָתָאtelata

three

Three; also "third" (Aramaic).

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menגֻבְרִיןguvrin

man

Man, male (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gever".

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boundמְכַפְּתִיןmechaptin

bind

To bind, to tie up (Aramaic).

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into the midstגוֹאgo

midst, within

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

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of the fireנוּרָnura

fire

Fire (Aramaic).

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“Certainlyיַצִּיבָאyatsiva

certain, true

Certain, sure, true (Aramaic); "with certainty".

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The context

23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell bound into the midst of the furnace of fire blazing.

24 · This verse (above)

25He answered and said, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and there is no harm in them; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”

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