“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”Daniel 3:25
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Original language (Aramaic)
עָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַ֗ר הָֽא־אֲנָ֨ה חָזֵ֜ה גֻּבְרִ֣ין אַרְבְּעָ֗ה שְׁרַ֙יִן֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין בְּגֽוֹא־נוּרָ֔א וַחֲבָ֖ל לָא־אִיתַ֣י בְּה֑וֹן וְרֵוֵהּ֙ דִּ֣י רְֽבִיעָאָ֔ה דָּמֵ֖ה לְבַר־אֱלָהִֽין׃ ס
- עָנֵ֣ה'a.Neh“[he was] replying”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
- וְאָמַ֗רve.'a.Mar“and [he was] saying”Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
- הָֽא־ha'-“look!”Particle, interjection · from הָא · “behold” · Strong's H1888A
- אֲנָ֨ה'a.Nah“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנָה · “me” · Strong's H0576B
- חָזֵ֜הcha.Zeh“[am] seeing”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חֲזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2370
- גֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.Rin“men”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גְּבַר · “man” · Strong's H1400
- אַרְבְּעָ֗ה'ar.be.'Ah“four”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0703
- שְׁרַ֙יִן֙she.Ra.yin“loosed”Verb, peil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁרָא · “to loose” · Strong's H8271
- מַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.Khin“[they are] walking”Verb, haphel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from הֲלַךְ · “to go” · Strong's H1981
- בְּגֽוֹא־be.goy'-“in [the] midst of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from גַּו · “midst” · Strong's H1459
- נוּרָ֔אnu.Ra'“fire the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from נוּר · “fire” · Strong's H5135
- וַחֲבָ֖לva.cha.Val“and hurt”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חֲבָל · “harm” · Strong's H2257
- לָא־la'-“not”Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- אִיתַ֣י'i.Tai“there”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אִיתַי · “there is” · Strong's H0383
- בְּה֑וֹןbe.Hon“[is] on them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- וְרֵוֵהּ֙ve.re.Veh“and appearance his”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵו · “appearance” · Strong's H7299
- דִּ֣יdi“of”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- רְֽבִיעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.ya'“fourth the”Adjective, ordinal number, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from רְבִיעִי · “fourth” · Strong's H7244Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- דָּמֵ֖הda.Meh“[is] like”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דְּמָה · “be like” · Strong's H1821
- לְבַר־le.var-“<obj.> a son of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “description” · Strong's H1247I
- אֱלָהִֽין׃ ס'e.la.Hin“[the] gods”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)