Daniel 3:25

“He 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.””

Daniel 3:25 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 3:25, word by word

He 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
“Lookהָאha

look

A word drawing attention to something.

Where else “ha” appears
Iאֲנָהana

I

I (Aramaic).

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seeחָזֵהchaze

see

To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.

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fourאַרְבְּעָהarba

four

Four (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "arba".

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menגֻּבְרִיןguvrin

man

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

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looseשְׁרַיִןsherayin

loosen

Loosen, untie; go slack.

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walkingמַהְלְכִיןmahlchin

walk

To walk, to walk about (Aramaic).

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in the midstגוֹאgo

midst, within

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

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of the fireנוּרָnura

fire

Fire (Aramaic).

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and there is noאִיתַיitay

there is

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

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harmחֲבָלchaval

harm, damage

Harm, damage (Aramaic).

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and the appearanceרֵוֵreve

appearance

Appearance, look (Aramaic).

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of the fourthרְבִיעָrevia

fourth

Fourth (Aramaic).

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is likeדָּמֵהdame

resemble

To be like, to resemble (Aramaic).

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a sonבַרvar

son

Someone's son; also one of a certain kind, like a son of the gods.

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of the godsאֱלָהִיןelahin

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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Translation note

“A son of the gods”: so the pagan king speaks; in 3:28 he himself calls him “his angel.”

The context

24Then 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.”

25 · This verse (above)

26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of fire blazing; he answered and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of Elah Illaya, come out and come!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the midst of the fire.

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