Daniel 3:5

“at the moment that you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, the bagpipe, and every kind of music, you will fall down and bow down to the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.”

Daniel 3:5 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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at the momentעִדָּנָidana

time, period

Time (Aramaic): a moment or a set period; in some passages a period counted like a year ("seven times").

Where else “idana” appears
you hearתִשְׁמְעוּןtishmun

hear

Hear, listen; learn of something.

Where else “tishmun” appears
the soundקָלkal

sound, voice

Sound, voice (Aramaic): a voice that speaks or the sound of instruments.

Where else “kal” appears
of the hornקַרְנָkarna

horn

Horn (Aramaic): the horn of an animal; also a horn for sound. In visions it stands for a power or a king. The same word as the Hebrew "keren".

Where else “karna” appears
the fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָmashrokita

pipe, flute

Pipe, flute (Aramaic): a wind instrument.

Where else “mashrokita” appears
the zitherקַתְרוֹסkatros

lyre, zither

Lyre, zither (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a stringed instrument.

Where else “katros” appears
the sambucaסַבְּכָאsabcha

harp, trigon

A stringed instrument (Aramaic), a kind of harp.

Where else “sabcha” appears
the psalteryפְּסַנְתֵּרִיןpesanterin

harp, psaltery

Psaltery (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a stringed instrument.

Where else “pesanterin” appears
the bagpipeסוּמְפֹּנְיָהsumponya

bagpipe, symphonia

Symphonia (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a musical instrument, perhaps a kind of bagpipe.

Where else “sumponya” appears
kindזְנֵיzene

kind, sort

Kind, sort (Aramaic): "every kind of music".

Where else “zene” appears
of musicזְמָרָzemara

music

Music, the playing of instruments (Aramaic).

Where else “zemara” appears
you will fall downתִּפְּלוּןtiplun

fall

To topple, or bow to the ground before someone.

Where else “tiplun” appears
and bow downתִסְגְּדוּןtisgdun

bow down, worship

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

Where else “tisgdun” appears
to the imageצֶלֶםtselem

statue

A statue, like the one in the king's dream.

Where else “tselem” appears
of goldדַּהֲבָdahava

gold

Gold (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "zahav".

Where else “dahava” appears
Kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

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

Where else “malka” appears
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.

Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appears
has set upהֲקֵיםhakem

set up

To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).

Where else “hakem” appears

Translation note

Several of these instruments have Greek names; their exact form is not well known.

The context

4And the herald was calling out with strength, “To you it is said, peoples, nations, and languages:

5 · This verse (above)

6And whoever does not fall down and bow down at that very moment will be thrown into the midst of the furnace of fire blazing.”

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