Daniel 3:26

“Then 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.”

Daniel 3:26 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 3:26, word by word

Thenאדַיִןdayin

then

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

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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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came nearקְרֵבkerev

approach

To approach someone.

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to the doorתְרַעtera

door

An opening to go into a place.

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of the furnaceאַתּוּןatun

furnace

Furnace (Aramaic): a large oven with fire.

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of fireנוּרָnura

fire

Fire (Aramaic).

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blazingיָקִדְתָּyakidta

burn

To burn, to blaze (Aramaic).

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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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“Shadrachשַׁדְרַךְshadrach

Shadrach

Shadrach (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Hananiah, one of Daniel's companions.

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Meshachמֵישַׁךְmeshach

Meshach

Meshach (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Mishael, one of Daniel's companions.

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and Abednegoעֲבֵדaved

Abednego

Abednego (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of Daniel's companions.

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servantsעַבְדוֹavdo

servant

Servant (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "eved".

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of Elah Illayaאֱלָהָelaha

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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of Elah Illayaעִלָּאָilaa

Most High, Illaya

Illaya (Aramaic): "the Most High", the highest; a title of God.

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come outפֻּקוּpuku

go out

To go out from a place, whether a person or an order.

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and comeאֱתוֹeto

come

To appear or arrive before someone or at a time.

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from the midstגּוֹאgo

midst, within

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

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The context

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.”

26 · This verse (above)

27And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors and the advisers of the king were gathered and were seeing these men, that the fire had not had power over their bodies, and the hair of their head was not singed, and their cloaks had not changed, and the smell of fire had not passed on them.

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