Daniel 3:28

“Nebuchadnezzar 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.”
Daniel 3:28 · direct translation from the Aramaic

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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרansweredעָנֵהand said,וְאָמַר“Blessed beבְּרִיךְtheir Elah,אֱלָהֲהוֹןthe Elah of Shadrach,דִּי שַׁדְרַךְMeshach,מֵישַׁךְand Abednego,וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹwhoדִּיsentשְׁלַחhis angelמַלְאֲכֵהּand deliveredוְשֵׁיזִבhis servantsלְעַבְדוֹהִיwhoדִּיtrustedהִתְרְחִצוּin him,עֲלוֹהִיand they changedוּ שַׁנִּיוthe king’sמַלְכָּאwordמִלַּתand gaveוִיהַבוּtheir bodiesגֶשְׁמְהוֹןso thatדִּיthey would notלָאserveיִפְלְחוּןand notוְלָאbow downיִסְגְּדוּןto anyלְכָלgodאֱלָהּexceptלָהֵןtheir Elah.לֵאלָהֲהוֹן

Daniel 3:28, word by word

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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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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“Blessed beבְּרִיךְberich

bless

Speak good of; praise (Aramaic).

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their Elahאֱלָהֲelaha

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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the Elah of 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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sentשְׁלַחshelach

send

To send (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shalach".

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his angelמַלְאֲכֵmalache

messenger, angel

Messenger, angel (Aramaic): one sent by God. The same word as the Hebrew "malach".

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and deliveredשֵׁיזִבsheziv

rescue, deliver

To rescue, to deliver, to set free (Aramaic).

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his servantsעַבְדוֹavdo

servant

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

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trustedהִתְרְחִצוּhitrchitsu

trust

To trust, to rely on (Aramaic).

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and they changedשַׁנִּיוshaniv

change, alter

To change, to alter (Aramaic).

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the king’sמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

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wordמִלַּתmilat

word

What someone says: an order, a word (Aramaic).

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and gaveיהַבוּyhavu

give

To give (Aramaic).

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their bodiesגֶשְׁמְgeshm

body

Body (Aramaic).

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serveיִפְלְחוּןyiflchun

serve

To serve (Aramaic), above all in worship; "servants" of the house of God.

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bow downיִסְגְּדוּןyisgdun

bow down, worship

To bow down, to prostrate oneself in worship (Aramaic).

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exceptלָהֵןlahen

but; therefore; except

But; also "therefore" or "except" (Aramaic).

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The context

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.

28 · This verse (above)

29And from me is made a decree that any people, nation, or language that says anything amiss against their Elah, the Elah of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be made into pieces, and its house shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other Elah who is able to rescue like this.”

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