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Because of this,כָּל קֳבֵל דְּנָהat thatבֵּהּtime,זִמְנָאcertain Chaldeanכַּשְׂדָּאִיןmenגֻּבְרִיןcame forwardקְרִבוּand accusedוַאֲכַלוּ קַרְצֵיהוֹןthe Jews.דִּי יְהוּדָיֵא
Daniel 3:8
Study it in the app“Because of this, at that time, certain Chaldean men came forward and accused the Jews.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 3:8, word by word
- Because of thisקֳבֵלkovel
because
For the reason that; for this cause (Aramaic).
Where else “kovel” appears- timeזִמְנָzimna
time
A set time, or a delay that is granted (Aramaic).
Where else “zimna” appears- certain Chaldeanכַּשְׂדָּאִיןkasdain
Chaldean
Chaldean (Aramaic): a person of Chaldea, Babylonian; also one of the learned men or astrologers of Babylon.
Where else “kasdain” appears- menגֻּבְרִיןguvrin
man
Man, male (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gever".
Where else “guvrin” appears- came forwardקְרִבוּkerivu
approach
To approach someone.
Where else “kerivu” appears- and accusedאֲכַלוּachalu
accuse
To speak against someone before the king.
Where else “achalu” appears- and accusedקַרְצֵיkartse
piece; slander
Piece (Aramaic); "to eat the pieces of someone" is to accuse him, to slander him.
Where else “kartse” appears- the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵyehudaye
Jew
Jew (Aramaic): a person of Judah.
Where else “yehudaye” appears
Translation note
“Accused”: literally “ate the pieces of”; that is, they slandered them.
The context
7Because of this, at that time, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages were falling down and bowing down to the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8 · This verse (above)
9They answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!