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Daniel 3:12

But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
Daniel 3:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Aramaic)

אִיתַ֞י גֻּבְרִ֣ין יְהוּדָאיִ֗ן דִּֽי־מַנִּ֤יתָ יָתְהוֹן֙ עַל־עֲבִידַת֙ מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֔ל שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ךְ לָא־שָׂ֨מֽוּ עֲלָ֤ךְ מַלְכָּא֙ טְעֵ֔ם לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙ לָ֣א פָלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּ לָ֥א סָגְדִֽין׃ ס

  1. אִיתַ֞י'i.Tai“there”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אִיתַי · “there is” · Strong's H0383
  2. גֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.Rin“[are] men”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גְּבַר · “man” · Strong's H1400
  3. יְהוּדָאיִ֗ןye.hu.da.Yin“Jewish”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from יְהוּדַי · “Jew” · Strong's H3062
  4. דִּֽי־di-“whom”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  5. מַנִּ֤יתָma.Ni.ta“you have appointed”
    Verb, pael, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מְנָה · “to reckon; appoint” · Strong's H4483
  6. יָתְהוֹן֙ya.te.hOn“<obj.> them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָת · “whom” · Strong's H3487
  7. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  8. עֲבִידַת֙'a.vi.Dat“[the] administration of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֲבִידָה · “service” · Strong's H5673
  9. מְדִינַ֣תme.di.Nat“[the] province of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מְדִינָה · “province” · Strong's H4083
  10. בָּבֶ֔לba.Vel“Babylon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0895
  11. שַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.Rakh“Shadrach”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שַׁדְרַךְ · “Shadrach” · Strong's H7715
  12. מֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.Shakh“Meshach”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֵישַׁךְ · “Meshach” · Strong's H4336
  13. וַעֲבֵ֣דva.'a.Ved“and Abed-”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲבֵד נְגוֹ · “Abednego” · Strong's H5665
  14. נְג֑וֹne.Go“-nego”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲבֵד נְגוֹ · “Abednego” · Strong's H5665
  15. גֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'“men the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from גְּבַר · “man” · Strong's H1400
  16. אִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.Lekh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אִלֵּךְ · “these” · Strong's H0479
  17. לָא־la'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  18. שָׂ֨מֽוּSa.mu“they have set”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7761H
  19. עֲלָ֤ךְa.la.yikh“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  20. מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king O”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  21. טְעֵ֔םte.'Em“discretion”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from טְעֵם · “command” · Strong's H2942
  22. לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikh“to god your”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  23. לָ֣אla'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  24. פָלְחִ֔יןfa.le.Chin“[they are] paying reverence”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלַח · “to serve” · Strong's H6399
  25. וּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lem“and to [the] image of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from צְלֵם · “image” · Strong's H6755
  26. דַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'“<the> gold”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from דְּהַב · “gold” · Strong's H1722
  27. דִּ֥יdi“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  28. הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.ta“you have set up”
    Verb, haphel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
  29. לָ֥אla'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  30. סָגְדִֽין׃ סsa.ge.Din“[they are] paying homage”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from סְגִ֑ד · “to do homage” · Strong's H5457
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)