Daniel 3:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he commanded the most mighty men in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּלְגֻבְרִ֤ין גִּבָּֽרֵי־חַ֙יִל֙ דִּ֣י בְחַיְלֵ֔הּ אֲמַר֙ לְכַפָּתָ֔ה לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ לְמִרְמֵ֕א לְאַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And he commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and spake vnto the strongest worthies that were in his hooste, for to bynde Sidrac, Misac and Abdenago, and to cast them in to the hote burnynge ouen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee charged the most valiant men of warre that were in his armie, to binde Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the hote fierie fornace.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he charged the most valiaunt men of warre that were in his armie, to bind Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the hot firie fornace.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he commanded the most mighty men that [were] in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast [them] into the burning fiery furnace.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and to certain mighty men who `are' in his force he hath said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, `and' to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave orders to certain strong men in his army to put cords on Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego and put them into the burning and flaming fire.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He ordered strong soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 3:15 : 15 Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God who shall deliver you out of my hands?
• Acts 12:4-5 : 4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison and handed him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after Passover. 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but constant prayer was made to God for him by the church.
• Acts 16:23 : 23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.
• Acts 16:25 : 25 At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.