8 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.8",
"source": "כָּל־קֳבֵ֤ל דְּנָה֙ בֵּהּ־זִמְנָ֔א קְרִ֖בוּ גֻּבְרִ֣ין כַּשְׂדָּאִ֑ין וַאֲכַ֥לוּ קַרְצֵיה֖וֹן דִּ֥י יְהוּדָיֵֽא׃",
"text": "*kāl-qŏḇēl* *dənāh* in-*bēh-zimnāʾ* *qəriḇû* *guḇrîn* *kaśdāʾîn* and *waʾăḵalû* *qarṣêhôn* *dî* *yəhûḏāyēʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*qəriḇû*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine plural - approached/came near",
"*guḇrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*kaśdāʾîn*": "adjective, masculine plural - Chaldean",
"*waʾăḵalû*": "conjunction + verb, perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they ate/devoured",
"*qarṣêhôn*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their pieces/accusations",
"*dî*": "relative particle - of",
"*yəhûḏāyēʾ*": "noun, masculine plural emphatic - the Jews"
},
"variants": {
"*qəriḇû*": "approached/came near/presented themselves",
"*waʾăḵalû qarṣêhôn*": "slandered/accused/brought charges against (idiom: ate their pieces)",
"*yəhûḏāyēʾ*": "the Jews/the Judeans"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.9",
"source": "עֲנוֹ֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֑א מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃",
"text": "*ʿănô* and *wəʾāmərîn* to-*liNəbûḵaḏneṣṣar* *malkāʾ* *malkāʾ* to-*ləʿāləmîn* *ḥĕyî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿănô*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they answered",
"*wəʾāmərîn*": "conjunction + verb, participle, masculine plural - and saying",
"*liNəbûḵaḏneṣṣar*": "preposition + proper noun - to Nebuchadnezzar",
"*ləʿāləmîn*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - forever",
"*ḥĕyî*": "verb, imperative, masculine singular - live"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿănô*": "they answered/they responded/they spoke",
"*wəʾāmərîn*": "and said/and spoke",
"*ləʿāləmîn*": "forever/eternally",
"*ḥĕyî*": "live/may you live"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.10",
"source": "*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׃",
"text": "*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": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*śāmtā*": "you have made/you have issued/you have established",
"*ṭəʿēm*": "decree/command/edict",
"*ʾĕnāš*": "person/man/anyone"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.11",
"source": "וּמַן־דִּי־לָ֥א יִפֵּ֖ל וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד יִתְרְמֵ֕א לְגֽוֹא־אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃",
"text": "and *ûman-dî-lāʾ* *yippēl* and *wəyisgud* *yiṯrəmēʾ* to-*ləḡôʾ-ʾattûn* *nûrāʾ* *yāqiḏtāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*ûman-dî-lāʾ*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun + relative particle + negative particle - and whoever not",
"*yippēl*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - falls down",
"*wəyisgud*": "conjunction + verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and worships",
"*yiṯrəmēʾ*": "verb, imperfect passive, 3rd masculine singular - shall be thrown"
},
"variants": {
"*yippēl*": "falls down/prostrates himself",
"*yisgud*": "worships/pays homage",
"*yiṯrəmēʾ*": "shall be thrown/shall be cast"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.12",
"source": "אִיתַ֞י גֻּבְרִ֣ין יְהוּדָאיִ֗ן דִּֽי־מַנִּ֤יתָ יָתְהוֹן֙ עַל־עֲבִידַת֙ מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֔ל שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ךְ לָא־שָׂ֨מֽוּ עֲלָ֤ךְ מַלְכָּא֙ טְעֵ֔ם לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙ לָ֣א פָלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּ לָ֥א סָגְדִֽין׃ ס",
"text": "There *ʾîthay* *gubrîn* *yəhûdāyin* that *mannîthā* them over *ʿăbîdath* *mədînath* *bābel*, *shadrak* *mêshak* *waʿăbêd* *nəgô*; these *gubrayāʾ* have not *sāmû* concerning you, O *malkāʾ*, *ṭəʿêm*; to your *ʾělāhāk* they do not *pālḥîn*, and to the *tselem* of *dahăbāʾ* which you have *hăqêmtā* they do not *sāgdîn*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾîthay*": "existential particle - there are/is",
"*gubrîn*": "masculine plural noun - men",
"*yəhûdāyin*": "masculine plural adjective - Jewish",
"*mannîthā*": "perfect 2nd masculine singular - you appointed",
"*ʿăbîdath*": "construct state noun - work/service of",
"*mədînath*": "construct state noun - province of",
"*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*shadrak*": "proper noun - Shadrach",
"*mêshak*": "proper noun - Meshach",
"*waʿăbêd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abed",
"*nəgô*": "proper noun - Nego",
"*gubrayāʾ*": "masculine plural noun + definite article - the men",
"*sāmû*": "perfect 3rd plural - they placed/set/paid attention",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the king, vocative",
"*ṭəʿêm*": "noun - decree/order/attention",
"*ʾělāhāk*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your god",
"*pālḥîn*": "participle masculine plural - serving/worshiping",
"*tselem*": "noun - image/statue",
"*dahăbāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the gold",
"*hăqêmtā*": "perfect 2nd masculine singular - you set up/erected",
"*sāgdîn*": "participle masculine plural - bowing down/worshiping"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîthay*": "there is/there are/exist",
"*gubrîn*": "men/males",
"*yəhûdāyin*": "Jewish/Judean",
"*mannîthā*": "appointed/assigned/placed",
"*ʿăbîdath*": "work/service/administration",
"*mədînath*": "province/district",
"*sāmû*": "set/placed/regarded/paid attention",
"*ṭəʿêm*": "decree/command/attention/regard",
"*pālḥîn*": "serve/worship/revere",
"*tselem*": "image/statue/likeness",
"*hăqêmtā*": "set up/erected/established",
"*sāgdîn*": "bow down/prostrate/worship"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.13",
"source": "בֵּאדַ֤יִן נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ בִּרְגַ֣ז וַחֲמָ֔ה אֲמַר֙ לְהַיְתָיָ֔ה לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ הֵיתָ֖יוּ קֳדָ֥ם מַלְכָּֽא׃",
"text": "Then *bêʾdayin* *nəbûkadnetzar* in *rəgaz* and *ḥămāh* *ʾămar* to *hēythāyāh* *lədhadrak* *mêshak* *waʿăbêd* *nəgô*; then *bêʾdayin* these *gubrayāʾ* were *hêythāyû* before *qŏdām* the *malkāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*bêʾdayin*": "temporal adverb - then/at that time",
"*nəbûkadnetzar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*rəgaz*": "noun - rage/anger",
"*ḥămāh*": "noun - fury/wrath",
"*ʾămar*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said/commanded",
"*hēythāyāh*": "infinitive - to bring",
"*lədhadrak*": "preposition + proper noun - to Shadrach",
"*mêshak*": "proper noun - Meshach",
"*waʿăbêd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abed",
"*nəgô*": "proper noun - Nego",
"*gubrayāʾ*": "masculine plural noun + definite article - the men",
"*hêythāyû*": "perfect 3rd plural passive - they were brought",
"*qŏdām*": "preposition - before/in front of",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the king"
},
"variants": {
"*bêʾdayin*": "then/at that time",
"*rəgaz*": "rage/anger/wrath",
"*ḥămāh*": "fury/rage/wrath/heat",
"*ʾămar*": "said/commanded/ordered",
"*hēythāyāh*": "to bring/to cause to come",
"*hêythāyû*": "were brought/were caused to come",
"*qŏdām*": "before/in front of/in the presence of"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.14",
"source": "עָנֵ֤ה נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְה֔וֹן הַצְדָּ֕א שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ לֵֽאלָהַ֗י לָ֤א אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙ פָּֽלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימֶת לָ֥א סָֽגְדִֽין׃",
"text": "*ʿānêh* *nəbûkadnetzar* and *ʾămar* to them, \"Is it *haṣdāʾ* *shadrak* *mêshak* *waʿăbêd* *nəgô* to my *ʾělāhay* you are not *ʾîthêykôn* *pālḥîn* and to the *tselem* of *dahăbāʾ* which I have *hăqêmeth* you do not *sāgdîn*?\"",
"grammar": {
"*ʿānêh*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular - he answered",
"*nəbûkadnetzar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*ʾămar*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*haṣdāʾ*": "interrogative particle - is it true?",
"*shadrak*": "proper noun - Shadrach",
"*mêshak*": "proper noun - Meshach",
"*waʿăbêd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abed",
"*nəgô*": "proper noun - Nego",
"*ʾělāhay*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my god",
"*ʾîthêykôn*": "existential particle + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you are",
"*pālḥîn*": "participle masculine plural - serving/worshiping",
"*tselem*": "noun - image/statue",
"*dahăbāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the gold",
"*hăqêmeth*": "perfect 1st singular - I set up/erected",
"*sāgdîn*": "participle masculine plural - bowing down/worshiping"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿānêh*": "answered/responded",
"*ʾămar*": "said/spoke",
"*haṣdāʾ*": "is it true?/deliberately?/purposely?",
"*ʾîthêykôn*": "you are/you exist",
"*pālḥîn*": "serve/worship/revere",
"*tselem*": "image/statue/likeness",
"*hăqêmeth*": "set up/erected/established",
"*sāgdîn*": "bow down/prostrate/worship"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.15",
"source": "כְּעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן אִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן עֲתִידִ֗ין דִּ֣י בְעִדָּנָ֡א דִּֽי־תִשְׁמְע֡וּן קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣א קַתְר֣וֹס שַׂבְּכָ֡א פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩ וְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜ה וְכֹ֣ל ׀ זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֗א תִּפְּל֣וּן וְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ לְצַלְמָ֣א דִֽי־עַבְדֵת֒ וְהֵן֙ לָ֣א תִסְגְּד֔וּן בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָ֣ה תִתְרְמ֔וֹן לְגֽוֹא־אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּ֑א וּמַן־ה֣וּא אֱלָ֔הּ דֵּ֥י יְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹן מִן־יְדָֽי׃",
"text": "Now *kəʿan* if *hên* you are *ʾîthêykôn* *ʿăthîdîn* that at the *ʿiddānāʾ* when you *thishmʿûn* the *qāl* of the *qarnāʾ*, *mashrôqîthāʾ*, *qathrôs*, *sabəkāʾ*, *pəsantêrîn*, and *sûmpōnəyāh*, and all *zənê* of *zəmārāʾ*, you will fall down *tippəlûn* and worship *wəthisgədûn* to the *tsalmāʾ* which I have *ʿabdêth*; but if *wəhên* you do not *thisgədûn*, in that same *bah-shaʿăthāh* you will be *thithrəmôn* into the midst of the *ʾattûn* of *nûrāʾ* *yāqîdətāʾ*. And who is the *ʾĕlāh* who will *yəshêzibinkôn* from my *yədāy*?",
"grammar": {
"*kəʿan*": "adverb - now",
"*hên*": "conditional particle - if",
"*ʾîthêykôn*": "existential particle + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you are",
"*ʿăthîdîn*": "adjective masculine plural - ready/prepared",
"*ʿiddānāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the time",
"*thishmʿûn*": "imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you will hear",
"*qāl*": "noun - sound/voice",
"*qarnāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the horn",
"*mashrôqîthāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the pipe/flute",
"*qathrôs*": "noun - zither/lyre (Greek loanword)",
"*sabəkāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the trigon (stringed instrument)",
"*pəsantêrîn*": "noun - psaltery (Greek loanword)",
"*sûmpōnəyāh*": "noun + definite article - the bagpipe (Greek loanword)",
"*zənê*": "construct state plural - kinds of",
"*zəmārāʾ*": "noun - music",
"*tippəlûn*": "imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you will fall down",
"*wəthisgədûn*": "conjunction + imperfect 2nd masculine plural - and you will worship",
"*tsalmāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the image",
"*ʿabdêth*": "perfect 1st singular - I made",
"*wəhên*": "conjunction + conditional particle - but if",
"*thisgədûn*": "imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you will worship",
"*bah-shaʿăthāh*": "preposition + noun + definite article - in that hour/moment",
"*thithrəmôn*": "imperfect 2nd masculine plural passive - you will be thrown",
"*ʾattûn*": "noun - furnace",
"*nûrāʾ*": "noun - fire",
"*yāqîdətāʾ*": "adjective feminine singular + definite article - burning",
"*ʾĕlāh*": "noun - god",
"*yəshêzibinkôn*": "imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine plural suffix - will deliver you",
"*yədāy*": "noun dual + 1st singular suffix - my hands"
},
"variants": {
"*kəʿan*": "now/at this time",
"*hên*": "if/whether",
"*ʾîthêykôn*": "you are/you exist",
"*ʿăthîdîn*": "ready/prepared/willing",
"*ʿiddānāʾ*": "time/moment",
"*thishmʿûn*": "you hear/you will hear",
"*qāl*": "sound/voice/noise",
"*qarnāʾ*": "horn/trumpet",
"*mashrôqîthāʾ*": "flute/pipe/whistle",
"*qathrôs*": "zither/lyre/harp",
"*sabəkāʾ*": "trigon/triangular stringed instrument",
"*pəsantêrîn*": "psaltery/harp",
"*sûmpōnəyāh*": "bagpipe/symphony/harmony",
"*zənê*": "kinds/types/varieties",
"*zəmārāʾ*": "music/musical instruments",
"*tippəlûn*": "you will fall down/prostrate yourselves",
"*wəthisgədûn*": "and you will worship/and you will bow down",
"*tsalmāʾ*": "image/statue/likeness",
"*ʿabdêth*": "I made/I created",
"*thisgədûn*": "you will worship/you will bow down",
"*bah-shaʿăthāh*": "in that hour/at that moment/immediately",
"*thithrəmôn*": "you will be thrown/you will be cast",
"*ʾattûn*": "furnace/oven",
"*nûrāʾ*": "fire/flame",
"*yāqîdətāʾ*": "burning/blazing",
"*yəshêzibinkôn*": "will deliver you/will rescue you/will save you",
"*yədāy*": "my hands/my power"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.16",
"source": "עֲנ֗וֹ שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ וְאָמְרִ֖ין לְמַלְכָּ֑א נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר לָֽא־חַשְׁחִ֨ין אֲנַ֧חְנָה עַל־דְּנָ֛ה פִּתְגָ֖ם לַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃",
"text": "*ʿănô* *shadrak* *mêshak* *waʿăbêd* *nəgô* and *wəʾāmərîn* to the *malkāʾ*, \"*nəbûkadnetzar*, we are not *ḥashḥîn* *ʾănaḥnāh* concerning this *ʿal-dənāh* *pithgām* to *lahăthābûthāk*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*ʿănô*": "perfect 3rd plural - they answered",
"*shadrak*": "proper noun - Shadrach",
"*mêshak*": "proper noun - Meshach",
"*waʿăbêd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abed",
"*nəgô*": "proper noun - Nego",
"*wəʾāmərîn*": "conjunction + participle masculine plural - and saying",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the king",
"*nəbûkadnetzar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*ḥashḥîn*": "participle masculine plural - needing/required",
"*ʾănaḥnāh*": "1st person plural pronoun - we",
"*ʿal-dənāh*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun - concerning this",
"*pithgām*": "noun - matter/word",
"*lahăthābûthāk*": "preposition + infinitive + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to answer you"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿănô*": "answered/responded",
"*wəʾāmərîn*": "and saying/and speaking",
"*ḥashḥîn*": "needing/required/compelled/concerned",
"*ʿal-dənāh*": "concerning this/about this",
"*pithgām*": "matter/word/thing",
"*lahăthābûthāk*": "to answer you/to reply to you"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.17",
"source": "הֵ֣ן אִיתַ֗י אֱלָהַ֙נָא֙ דִּֽי־אֲנַ֣חְנָא פָֽלְחִ֔ין יָכִ֖ל לְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָא מִן־אַתּ֨וּן נוּרָ֧א יָקִֽדְתָּ֛א וּמִן־יְדָ֥ךְ מַלְכָּ֖א יְשֵׁיזִֽב׃",
"text": "If *hên* there is *ʾîthay* our *ʾĕlāhanāʾ* whom we *ʾănaḥnāʾ* *pālḥîn*, he is able *yākil* to *ləshêzābûthanāʾ* from the *ʾattûn* of *nûrāʾ* *yāqîdətāʾ*, and from your hand *yədāk*, O *malkāʾ*, he will *yəshêzib*.",
"grammar": {
"*hên*": "conditional particle - if",
"*ʾîthay*": "existential particle - there is",
"*ʾĕlāhanāʾ*": "noun + 1st plural suffix - our god",
"*ʾănaḥnāʾ*": "1st person plural pronoun - we",
"*pālḥîn*": "participle masculine plural - serving/worshiping",
"*yākil*": "participle masculine singular - able",
"*ləshêzābûthanāʾ*": "preposition + infinitive + 1st plural suffix - to deliver us",
"*ʾattûn*": "noun - furnace",
"*nûrāʾ*": "noun - fire",
"*yāqîdətāʾ*": "adjective feminine singular + definite article - burning",
"*yədāk*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the king",
"*yəshêzib*": "imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will deliver"
},
"variants": {
"*hên*": "if/behold",
"*ʾîthay*": "there is/exists",
"*ʾĕlāhanāʾ*": "our god/our deity",
"*pālḥîn*": "serve/worship/revere",
"*yākil*": "able/capable",
"*ləshêzābûthanāʾ*": "to deliver us/to rescue us/to save us",
"*ʾattûn*": "furnace/oven",
"*nûrāʾ*": "fire/flame",
"*yāqîdətāʾ*": "burning/blazing",
"*yədāk*": "your hand/your power",
"*yəshêzib*": "he will deliver/he will rescue/he will save"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.18",
"source": "וְהֵ֣ן לָ֔א יְדִ֥יעַ לֶהֱוֵא־לָ֖ךְ מַלְכָּ֑א דִּ֤י לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙ לָא־אִיתַ֣נָא פָֽלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּ לָ֥א נִסְגֻּֽד׃ ס",
"text": "But if *wəhên* not *lāʾ*, let it be *yədîaʿ* *lehĕwêʾ-lāk*, O *malkāʾ*, that to your *lêʾlāhāk* we will not *ʾîthanāʾ* *pālḥîn*, and to the *tselem* of *dahăbāʾ* which you have *hăqêmtā* we will not *nisgud*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhên*": "conjunction + conditional particle - but if",
"*lāʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yədîaʿ*": "passive participle masculine singular - known",
"*lehĕwêʾ-lāk*": "preposition + imperfect 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - let it be to you",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the king",
"*lêʾlāhāk*": "preposition + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your god",
"*ʾîthanāʾ*": "1st plural pronoun - we are",
"*pālḥîn*": "participle masculine plural - serving/worshiping",
"*tselem*": "noun - image/statue",
"*dahăbāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the gold",
"*hăqêmtā*": "perfect 2nd masculine singular - you set up",
"*nisgud*": "imperfect 1st plural - we will worship"
},
"variants": {
"*wəhên*": "but if/and if",
"*yədîaʿ*": "known/acknowledged",
"*lehĕwêʾ-lāk*": "let it be to you/be it known to you",
"*ʾîthanāʾ*": "we are/we will be",
"*pālḥîn*": "serve/worship/revere",
"*tselem*": "image/statue/likeness",
"*hăqêmtā*": "set up/erected/established",
"*nisgud*": "we will worship/we will bow down"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.19",
"source": "בֵּאדַ֨יִן נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר הִתְמְלִ֣י חֱמָ֗א וּצְלֵ֤ם אַנְפּ֙וֹהִי֙ אֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔י עַל־שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ עָנֵ֤ה וְאָמַר֙ לְמֵזֵ֣א לְאַתּוּנָ֔א חַ֨ד־שִׁבְעָ֔ה עַ֛ל דִּ֥י חֲזֵ֖ה לְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃",
"text": "Then *bêʾdayin* *nəbûkadnetzar* was filled *hithmĕlî* with *ḥĕmāʾ*, and the *ṣĕlêm* of his *ʾanpôhî* *ʾeshtannî* against *ʿal-shadrak* *mêshak* *waʿăbêd* *nəgô*; he *ʿānêh* and *wəʾāmar* to *ləmêzêʾ* the *ləʾattûnāʾ* *ḥad-shiḇʿāh* times more than *ʿal* that which *dî* was proper *ḥăzêh* to *ləmêzəyêh*.",
"grammar": {
"*bêʾdayin*": "temporal adverb - then/at that time",
"*nəbûkadnetzar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*hithmĕlî*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular passive - was filled",
"*ḥĕmāʾ*": "noun - rage/fury",
"*ṣĕlêm*": "noun - form/appearance",
"*ʾanpôhî*": "noun plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face",
"*ʾeshtannî*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular passive - was changed",
"*ʿal-shadrak*": "preposition + proper noun - against Shadrach",
"*mêshak*": "proper noun - Meshach",
"*waʿăbêd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abed",
"*nəgô*": "proper noun - Nego",
"*ʿānêh*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular - he answered",
"*wəʾāmar*": "conjunction + perfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*ləmêzêʾ*": "preposition + infinitive - to heat",
"*ləʾattûnāʾ*": "preposition + noun + definite article - the furnace",
"*ḥad-shiḇʿāh*": "numeral - seven times",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - more than",
"*dî*": "relative particle - which",
"*ḥăzêh*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular passive - was seen/proper",
"*ləmêzəyêh*": "preposition + infinitive + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to heat it"
},
"variants": {
"*bêʾdayin*": "then/at that time",
"*hithmĕlî*": "was filled/became full",
"*ḥĕmāʾ*": "rage/fury/wrath",
"*ṣĕlêm*": "form/appearance/expression",
"*ʾanpôhî*": "his face/his countenance",
"*ʾeshtannî*": "was changed/was altered",
"*ʿānêh*": "answered/responded",
"*wəʾāmar*": "and said/and commanded",
"*ləmêzêʾ*": "to heat/to make hot",
"*ḥăzêh*": "was proper/was fitting/was seen",
"*ləmêzəyêh*": "to heat it/to make it hot"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Daniel.3.20",
"source": "וּלְגֻבְרִ֤ין גִּבָּֽרֵי־חַ֙יִל֙ דִּ֣י בְחַיְלֵ֔הּ אֲמַר֙ לְכַפָּתָ֔ה לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ לְמִרְמֵ֕א לְאַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃",
"text": "And to *ləguḇrîn* *gibbārê-ḥayil* who were in his *bəḥaylêh* he *ʾămar* to *ləkapāthāh* *ləshadrak* *mêshak* *waʿăbêd* *nəgô*, to *ləmirmêʾ* them into the *ləʾattûn* *nûrāʾ* *yāqîdətāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ləguḇrîn*": "preposition + noun masculine plural - to men",
"*gibbārê-ḥayil*": "adjective construct + noun - mighty of strength/valor",
"*bəḥaylêh*": "preposition + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his army",
"*ʾămar*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said/commanded",
"*ləkapāthāh*": "preposition + infinitive - to bind",
"*ləshadrak*": "preposition + proper noun - to Shadrach",
"*mêshak*": "proper noun - Meshach",
"*waʿăbêd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abed",
"*nəgô*": "proper noun - Nego",
"*ləmirmêʾ*": "preposition + infinitive - to cast/throw",
"*ləʾattûn*": "preposition + noun - into the furnace",
"*nûrāʾ*": "noun - fire",
"*yāqîdətāʾ*": "adjective feminine singular + definite article - burning"
},
"variants": {
"*ləguḇrîn*": "to men/to warriors",
"*gibbārê-ḥayil*": "mighty of strength/mighty warriors/mighty men",
"*bəḥaylêh*": "in his army/in his force",
"*ʾămar*": "commanded/ordered/said",
"*ləkapāthāh*": "to bind/to tie up",
"*ləmirmêʾ*": "to throw/to cast/to hurl",
"*ləʾattûn*": "into the furnace/into the oven",
"*nûrāʾ*": "fire/flame",
"*yāqîdətāʾ*": "burning/blazing"
}
}