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Daniel 3:16

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
Daniel 3:16
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Original language (Aramaic)

עֲנ֗וֹ שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ וְאָמְרִ֖ין לְמַלְכָּ֑א נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר לָֽא־חַשְׁחִ֨ין אֲנַ֧חְנָה עַל־דְּנָ֛ה פִּתְגָ֖ם לַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃

  1. עֲנ֗וֹa.No“they replied”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
  2. שַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.Rakh“Shadrach”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שַׁדְרַךְ · “Shadrach” · Strong's H7715
  3. מֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKh“Meshach”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֵישַׁךְ · “Meshach” · Strong's H4336
  4. וַעֲבֵ֣דva.'a.Ved“and Abed-”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲבֵד נְגוֹ · “Abednego” · Strong's H5665
  5. נְג֔וֹne.Go“-nego”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲבֵד נְגוֹ · “Abednego” · Strong's H5665
  6. וְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.Rin“and [they were] saying”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  7. לְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'“to king the”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  8. נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar“Nebuchadnezzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר · “Nebuchadnezzar” · Strong's H5020
  9. לָֽא־la'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  10. חַשְׁחִ֨יןchash.Chin“[are] needing”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חֲשַׁח · “to need” · Strong's H2818A
  11. אֲנַ֧חְנָה'a.Nach.nah“we”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֲנַ֫חְנָא · “we” · Strong's H0586
  12. עַל־'al-“concerning”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  13. דְּנָ֛הde.Nah“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
  14. פִּתְגָ֖םpit.Gam“affair”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from פִּתְגָם · “edict” · Strong's H6600
  15. לַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃la.ha.ta.vu.Takh“to send back to you”
    Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תּוּב · “reply” · Strong's H8421I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)