Daniel 3:27

“And 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.”

Daniel 3:27 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 3:27, word by word

And the satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּachashdarpnaya

satrap

Satrap (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): a governor of a province of the empire.

Where else “achashdarpnaya” appears
the prefectsסִגְנַיָּsignaya

prefect

Prefect, governor (Aramaic): an official placed over others.

Where else “signaya” appears
and the governorsפַחֲוָתָfachavata

governor

Governor (Aramaic): one who rules a province in the king's name. The same word as the Hebrew "pecha".

Where else “fachavata” appears
and the advisersהַדָּבְרֵיhadavre

counselor

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

Where else “hadavre” appears
of the kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

Where else “malka” appears
were gatheredמִתְכַּנְּשִׁיןmitkanshin

gather

To gather together, to assemble (Aramaic).

Where else “mitkanshin” appears
and were seeingחָזַיִןchazayin

see

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

Where else “chazayin” appears
these menגֻבְרַיָּguvraya

man

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

Where else “guvraya” appears
the fireנוּרָnura

fire

Fire (Aramaic).

Where else “nura” appears
had powerשְׁלֵטshelet

rule, have power

To rule, to have power over; also to gain mastery (Aramaic).

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over their bodiesגֶשְׁמְgeshm

body

Body (Aramaic).

Where else “geshm” appears
and the hairשְׂעַרsear

hair

Hair (Aramaic).

Where else “sear” appears
of their headרֵאשְׁresh

head

The topmost part of the body, where one thinks and dreams (Aramaic).

Where else “resh” appears
singedהִתְחָרַךְhitcharach

singe

To singe, to scorch (Aramaic).

Where else “hitcharach” appears
and their cloaksסָרְבָּלֵיsarbale

cloak, garment

Cloak, a kind of garment (Aramaic; the exact garment is uncertain).

Where else “sarbale” appears
changedשְׁנוֹsheno

change, alter

To change, to alter (Aramaic).

Where else “sheno” appears
and the smellרֵיחַreach

smell

Smell, odor (Aramaic).

Where else “reach” appears
passedעֲדָתadat

pass away

To go, come to an end; lose force.

Where else “adat” appears

The context

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.

27 · This verse (above)

28Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be their Elah, the Elah of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and they changed the king’s word and gave their bodies so that they would not serve and not bow down to any god except their Elah.

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