The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.Daniel 3:22
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Original language (Aramaic)
כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗ה מִן־דִּ֞י מִלַּ֤ת מַלְכָּא֙ מַחְצְפָ֔ה וְאַתּוּנָ֖א אֵזֵ֣ה יַתִּ֑ירָא גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ךְ דִּ֤י הַסִּ֙קוּ֙ לְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ קַטִּ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹן שְׁבִיבָ֖א דִּ֥י נוּרָֽא׃
- כָּל־kol-“as to”Preposition + Preposition · from ל · “to” · Strong's H9005
- קֳבֵ֣לko.Vel“because”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קֳבֵל · “before” · Strong's H6903H
- דְּנָ֗הde.Nah“this”Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
- דִּ֞יdi“that”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- מִלַּ֤תmi.Lat“[the] word of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מִלָּה · “word” · Strong's H4406
- מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- מַחְצְפָ֔הmach.tze.Fah“being harsh”Verb, haphel, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from חֲצַף · “to to be hasty” · Strong's H2685
- וְאַתּוּנָ֖אve.'a.tu.Na'“and furnace the”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אַתּוּן · “furnace” · Strong's H0861
- אֵזֵ֣ה'e.Zeh“[was] heated”Verb, peil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲזָא · “to heat” · Strong's H0228
- יַתִּ֑ירָאya.Ti.ra'“exceedingly”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַתִּיר · “preeminent” · Strong's H3493
- גֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'“men the”Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from גְּבַר · “man” · Strong's H1400
- אִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.Lekh“these”Particle, demonstrative · from אִלֵּךְ · “these” · Strong's H0479
- דִּ֤יdi“who”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- הַסִּ֙קוּ֙ha.Si.ku“they took up”Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נְסַק · “to take up” · Strong's H5267
- לְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְle.shad.Rakh“<obj.> Shadrach”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from שַׁדְרַךְ · “Shadrach” · Strong's H7715
- מֵישַׁךְ֙mei.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
- נְג֔וֹne.Go“-nego”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲבֵד נְגוֹ · “Abednego” · Strong's H5665
- קַטִּ֣לka.Til“it killed”Verb, pael, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קְטַל · “to slay” · Strong's H6992
- הִמּ֔וֹןhi.Mon“them”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הִמּוֹ · “they” · Strong's H1994
- שְׁבִיבָ֖אshe.vi.Va'“flame the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from שְׂבִיב · “flame” · Strong's H7631
- דִּ֥יdi“of”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- נוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'“fire the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from נוּר · “fire” · Strong's H5135
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)