Daniel 3:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

*אנתה **אַ֣נְתְּ מַלְכָּא֮ שָׂ֣מְתָּ טְּעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֡שׁ דִּֽי־יִשְׁמַ֡ע קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָא *קיתרס **קַתְר֨וֹס שַׂבְּכָ֤א פְסַנְתֵּרִין֙ *וסיפניה **וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה וְכֹ֖ל זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א יִפֵּ֥ל וְיִסְגֻּ֖ד לְצֶ֥לֶם דַּהֲבָֽא׃

Transliteration

ʾantə malkāʾ śāmtā ṭəʿēm dî all-ḵāl-ʾĕnāš dî-yišmaʿ qāl qarnāʾ mašrōqîṯāʾ qaṯrôs śabbəḵāʾ pəsantērîn and wəsûppōnəyāh and all zənê zəmārāʾ yippēl and wəyisgud to-ṣelem dahăḇāʾ

Grammar Details

• *ʾantə*: pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you
• *śāmtā*: verb, perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have made/placed
• *ṭəʿēm*: noun, masculine singular - decree
• *ḵāl-ʾĕnāš*: adjective + noun, masculine singular - every person
• *dî-yišmaʿ*: relative particle + verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who hears
• *wəsûppōnəyāh*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and bagpipe/double pipe

Word Meanings

• *śāmtā*: you have made/you have issued/you have established
• *ṭəʿēm*: decree/command/edict
• *ʾĕnāš*: person/man/anyone

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou,{H607} O king,{H4430} hast made{H7761} a decree,{H2942} that every{H3606} man{H606} that shall hear{H8086} the sound{H7032} of the cornet,{H7162} flute,{H4953} harp,{H7030} sackbut,{H5443} psaltery,{H6460} and dulcimer,{H5481} and all{H3606} kinds{H2178} of music,{H2170} shall fall down{H5308} and worship{H5457} the golden{H1722} image;{H6755}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou{H607}, O king{H4430}, hast made{H7761}{(H8754)} a decree{H2942}, that every{H3606} man{H606} that shall hear{H8086}{(H8748)} the sound{H7032} of the cornet{H7162}, flute{H4953}, harp{H7030}{(H8675)}{H7030}, sackbut{H5443}, psaltery{H6460}, and dulcimer{H5481}{(H8675)}{H5481}, and all{H3606} kinds{H2178} of musick{H2170}, shall fall down{H5308}{(H8748)} and worship{H5457}{(H8748)} the golden{H1722} image{H6755}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou beynge kynge hast geuen a commaudemet, that all men when they heare the noyse off the trompettes, harpes, shawmes, psalteries, symphonies and all the other melodies: shall fall downe and bowe them selues towarde the golden ymage:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou, O King, hast made a decree, that euery man that shall heare the sounde of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, sackebut, psalterie, and dulcimer, and all instruments of musike, shall fall downe and worship the golden image,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou O king, hast made a decree, that euery man that shall heare the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, shawme, psaltries, dulcimer, & all instrumentes of musicke, shall fall downe and worship the golden image:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man who doth hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, doth fall down and do obeisance to the golden image;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You, O King, have given an order that every man, when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, comes to his ears, is to go down on his face in worship before the image of gold:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You have issued an edict, O king, that everyone must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 6:12 : 12 Then these men came as a group and found Daniel petitioning and pleading before his God.
• Dan 3:4-7 : 4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, 'Nations, peoples, and languages, this is what you are commanded to do! 5 When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing fiery furnace.' 7 Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, all the nations, peoples, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
• Esth 3:12-14 : 12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, the king’s scribes were summoned and an edict was written according to all that Haman commanded. It was addressed to the satraps of the king, to the governors of each province, and to the officials of every people, to each province in its script and to each people in its language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring. 13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces, ordering the destruction, killing, and annihilation of all the Jews—young and old, children and women—in a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions. 14 A copy of the edict was to be issued as a law in every province and made known to all the peoples, so that they would be ready for that day.
• Ps 81:1-3 : 1 For the director of music, on the Gittith, a psalm of Asaph. 2 Sing joyfully to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob. 3 Raise a song and strike the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.
• Ps 92:1-3 : 1 A psalm, a song for the Sabbath day. 2 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High. 3 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night.
• Ps 94:20 : 20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—one that brings about trouble under the guise of law?
• Ps 149:3-4 : 3 Let them praise His name with dancing; let them make music to Him with tambourines and harps. 4 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation.
• Ps 150:3-6 : 3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. 4 Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes. 5 Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with loud clashing cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!
• Eccl 3:16 : 16 And I saw under the sun, in the place of judgment, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.
• Isa 10:1 : 1 Woe to those who enact unjust decrees and to those who write oppressive laws.
• Exod 1:16 : 16 "When you help the Hebrew women give birth and observe them on the birthing stools, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live."
• Exod 1:22 : 22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.
• Exod 15:20-21 : 20 Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing. 21 Miriam sang to them: 'Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. Both horse and rider He has hurled into the sea.'
• Exod 32:18-19 : 18 But Moses replied, "It is not the sound of victory, nor is it the sound of defeat; I hear the sound of singing." 19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain.
• 1 Chr 15:16 : 16 David instructed the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as singers, to sing joyful songs accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
• 1 Chr 15:28 : 28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts of joy, the sound of the ram's horn, trumpets, cymbals, and the music of harps and lyres.
• 1 Chr 16:5-6 : 5 Asaph was the chief, with Zechariah as his assistant, along with Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals. 6 Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, blew the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
• 1 Chr 25:1-6 : 1 David, along with the army leaders, set apart the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for the work of prophesying, using harps, lyres, and cymbals. Their work and number of those engaged in this service were recorded. 2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the guidance of the king. 3 From Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, Mattithiah—six in total. They were under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praising the LORD. 4 From Heman: the sons of Heman were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer, who was entrusted with the words of God to exalt his power. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these men were under their father's direction for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres, and harps for the service of the house of God. They were under the direction of the king, Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
• 2 Chr 29:25 : 25 He stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David, Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; the command was from the LORD through His prophets.
• Dan 3:15 : 15 Now, if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the statue I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace. And who is the god who can rescue you from my hands?'
• Amos 6:5 : 5 You strum away on your harps like David and fashion instruments for music.
• John 11:57 : 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it so that they could arrest him.
• Rev 13:16-17 : 16 It forces everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless they have the mark: the name of the beast or the number of its name.