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Daniel 3:18

But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
Daniel 3:18
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Original language (Aramaic)

וְהֵ֣ן לָ֔א יְדִ֥יעַ לֶהֱוֵא־לָ֖ךְ מַלְכָּ֑א דִּ֤י לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙ לָא־אִיתַ֣נָא פָֽלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּ לָ֥א נִסְגֻּֽד׃ ס

  1. וְהֵ֣ןve.Hen“and if”
    Conjunction + Conjunction · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2006A
  2. לָ֔אLa'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  3. יְדִ֥יעַye.Di.a'“known”
    Verb, peil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
  4. לֶהֱוֵא־le.he.ve'-“let it be”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  5. לָ֖ךְlakh“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  6. מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'“king O”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  7. דִּ֤יdi“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  8. 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
  9. לָא־la'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  10. אִיתַ֣נָא'i.tay.na'“are we”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אִיתַי · “there is” · Strong's H0383
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  11. פָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.Chin“paying reverence”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלַח · “to serve” · Strong's H6399
  12. וּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lem“and to [the] image of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from צְלֵם · “image” · Strong's H6755
  13. דַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'“<the> gold”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from דְּהַב · “gold” · Strong's H1722
  14. דִּ֥יdi“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  15. הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.ta“you have set up”
    Verb, haphel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
  16. לָ֥אla'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  17. נִסְגֻּֽד׃ סnis.Gud“we will pay homage”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · 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)