and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?Daniel 3:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Aramaic)
עָנֵ֤ה נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְה֔וֹן הַצְדָּ֕א שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ לֵֽאלָהַ֗י לָ֤א אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙ פָּֽלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימֶת לָ֥א סָֽגְדִֽין׃
- עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh“[was] replying”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
- נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar“Nebuchadnezzar”Noun, proper name of a man · from נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר · “Nebuchadnezzar” · Strong's H5020
- וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.Mar“and [was] saying”Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
- לְה֔וֹןle.Hon“to them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- הַצְדָּ֕אhatz.Da'“¿ purpose”Particle, interrogative + Adverb · from צְדָא · “purpose” · Strong's H6656
- שַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.Rakh“O Shadrach”Noun, proper name of a man · from שַׁדְרַךְ · “Shadrach” · Strong's H7715
- מֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.Shakh“Meshach”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֵישַׁךְ · “Meshach” · Strong's H4336
- וַעֲבֵ֣דva.'a.Ved“and Abed-”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲבֵד נְגוֹ · “Abednego” · Strong's H5665
- נְג֑וֹne.Go“-nego”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲבֵד נְגוֹ · “Abednego” · Strong's H5665
- לֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.Hai“to gods my”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
- לָ֤אla'“not”Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙'i.tei.khOn“are you”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אִיתַי · “there is” · Strong's H0383
- פָּֽלְחִ֔יןpa.le.Chin“[are] paying reverence”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלַח · “to serve” · Strong's H6399
- וּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lem“and to [the] image of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from צְלֵם · “image” · Strong's H6755
- דַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'“<the> gold”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from דְּהַב · “gold” · Strong's H1722
- דִּ֥יdi“which”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- הֲקֵ֖ימֶתha.Kei.met“I have set up”Verb, haphel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
- לָ֥אla'“not”Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- סָֽגְדִֽין׃Sa.ge.Din“[you are] paying homage”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from סְגִ֑ד · “to do homage” · Strong's H5457
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)