He answeredעָנֵהand said,וְאָמַר“Look,הָאIאֲנָהseeחָזֵהfourאַרְבְּעָהmenגֻּבְרִיןloose,שְׁרַיִןwalkingמַהְלְכִיןin the midstבְּגוֹאof the fire,נוּרָאand there is noוַ לָא אִיתַיharmחֲבָלin them;בְּהוֹןand the appearanceוְרֵוֵהּof the fourthדִּי רְבִיעָאָהis likeדָּמֵהa sonלְבַרof the gods.”אֱלָהִין
Daniel 3:25
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Aramaic beneath
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).
Where else “ana” appears- seeחָזֵהchaze
see
To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.
Where else “chaze” appears- fourאַרְבְּעָהarba
four
Four (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "arba".
Where else “arba” appears- menגֻּבְרִיןguvrin
man
Man, male (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gever".
Where else “guvrin” appears- looseשְׁרַיִןsherayin
loosen
Loosen, untie; go slack.
Where else “sherayin” appears- walkingמַהְלְכִיןmahlchin
walk
To walk, to walk about (Aramaic).
Where else “mahlchin” appears- in the midstגוֹאgo
midst, within
The middle, the inside (Aramaic): "within".
Where else “go” appears- of the fireנוּרָnura
fire
Fire (Aramaic).
Where else “nura” appears- and there is noאִיתַיitay
there is
There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".
Where else “itay” appears- harmחֲבָלchaval
harm, damage
Harm, damage (Aramaic).
Where else “chaval” appears- and the appearanceרֵוֵreve
appearance
Appearance, look (Aramaic).
Where else “reve” appears- of the fourthרְבִיעָrevia
fourth
Fourth (Aramaic).
Where else “revia” appears- is likeדָּמֵהdame
resemble
To be like, to resemble (Aramaic).
Where else “dame” appears- a sonבַרvar
son
Someone's son; also one of a certain kind, like a son of the gods.
Where else “var” appears- 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.
Where else “elahin” appears
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.