And from meוּמִנִּיis madeשִׂיםa decreeטְעֵםthatדִּיanyכָלpeople,עַםnation,אֻמָּהor languageוְלִשָּׁןthatדִּיsaysיֵאמַרanything amissשָׁלוּagainst their Elah,עַל אֱלָהֲהוֹןthe Elah of Shadrach,דִּי שַׁדְרַךְMeshach,מֵישַׁךְand Abednego,וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹאshall be madeיִתְעֲבֵדinto pieces,הַדָּמִיןand its houseוּבַיְתֵהּshall be madeיִשְׁתַּוֵּהa dunghill,נְוָלִיbecauseכָּל קֳבֵל דִּיthere is noלָא אִיתַיotherאָחֳרָןElahאֱלָהwhoדִּיis ableיִכֻּלto rescueלְהַצָּלָהlike this.”כִּדְנָה
Daniel 3:29
Study it in the app“And 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.””
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 3:29, word by word
- is madeשִׂיםsim
give an order
To give an order or a decree.
Where else “sim” appears- a decreeטְעֵםteem
order
What the king or God commands, as an order or decree.
Where else “teem” appears- peopleעַםam
people
People (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "am".
Where else “am” appears- nationאֻמָּהuma
nation
Nation, people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "umma".
Where else “uma” appears- or languageלִשָּׁןlishan
tongue, language
Tongue, language (Aramaic); also a people that speaks one language.
Where else “lishan” appears- saysיֵאמַרyemar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “yemar” appears- anything amissשָׁלוּshalu
negligence, fault
Negligence, carelessness (Aramaic).
Where else “shalu” appears- against 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.
Where else “elaha” appears- the Elah of Shadrachשַׁדְרַךְshadrach
Shadrach
Shadrach (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Hananiah, one of Daniel's companions.
Where else “shadrach” appears- Meshachמֵישַׁךְmeshach
Meshach
Meshach (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Mishael, one of Daniel's companions.
Where else “meshach” appears- and Abednegoעֲבֵדaved
Abednego
Abednego (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of Daniel's companions.
Where else “aved” appears- shall be madeיִתְעֲבֵדyitaved
do, make
To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".
Where else “yitaved” appears- into piecesהַדָּמִיןhadamin
piece, limb
Piece, a limb cut off (Aramaic): "to be made into pieces".
Where else “hadamin” appears- and its houseבַיְתֵvayte
house
A building to live in or keep things, like the king's house of records.
Where else “vayte” appears- shall be madeיִשְׁתַּוֵּהyishtave
be turned into
To be turned into something else.
Where else “yishtave” appears- a dunghillנְוָלִיnevali
dunghill, heap of rubble
An Aramaic word of uncertain sense: a heap of rubble or a dunghill.
Where else “nevali” appears- becauseקֳבֵלkovel
because
For the reason that; for this cause (Aramaic).
Where else “kovel” appears- there is noאִיתַיitay
there is
There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".
Where else “itay” appears- otherאָחֳרָןachoran
other, another
Other, another (Aramaic).
Where else “achoran” appears- is ableיִכֻּלyikul
be able
To have the strength or the power to do something (in Aramaic).
Where else “yikul” appears- to rescueהַצָּלָהhatsala
rescue
To rescue, to deliver (Aramaic).
Where else “hatsala” appears
The context
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.
29 · This verse (above)
30Then the king made Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego prosper in the province of Babylon.