And the satraps,וּ אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּאthe prefects,סִגְנַיָּאand the governorsוּפַחֲוָתָאand the advisersוְהַדָּבְרֵיof the kingמַלְכָּאwere gatheredמִתְכַּנְּשִׁיןand were seeingחָזַיִןthese men,לְגֻבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְthatדִּיthe fireנוּרָאhad notלָאhad powerשְׁלֵטover their bodies,בְּגֶשְׁמְהוֹןand the hairוּשְׂעַרof their headרֵאשְׁהוֹןwas notלָאsinged,הִתְחָרַךְand their cloaksוְסָרְבָּלֵיהוֹןhad notלָאchanged,שְׁנוֹand the smellוְרֵיחַof fireנוּרhad notלָאpassedעֲדָתon them.בְּהוֹן
Daniel 3:27
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Aramaic beneath
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).
Where else “shelet” appears- 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.