Daniel
Daniel 3:12
12But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego — who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But there are | אִיתַ֞י | ’î·ṯay | Adverb | H383 there is, are. . . |
| some | גֻּבְרִ֣ין | guḇ·rîn | Noun - masculine plural | H1400 man |
| Jews | יְהוּדָאיִ֗ן | yə·hū·ḏā·yin | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3062 Jehudaite, Jew |
| you have appointed | מַנִּ֤יתָ | man·nî·ṯā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H4483 count, appoint |
| to manage | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the province | מְדִינַ֣ת | mə·ḏî·naṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4083 district, province |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֔ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H895 Babylon |
| Shadrach | שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ | šaḏ·raḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7715 |
| Meshach | מֵישַׁ֖ךְ | mê·šaḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4336 Meshak |
| and Abednego | נְג֑וֹ | nə·ḡōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5665 Abed-Nego |
| have ignored | לָא־ | lā- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| you | טְעֵ֔ם | ṭə·‘êm | Noun - masculine singular | H2942 taste, judgment, command |
| O king | מַלְכָּא֙ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| and have refused to | לָ֣א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| serve | פָלְחִ֔ין | p̄ā·lə·ḥîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6399 pay reverence to, serve |
| your gods | לֵאלָהַיִךְ | lē·lå̄·ha·yiḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H426 god, God |
| or worship | סָגְדִֽין׃ס | sā·ḡə·ḏîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5457 do homage |
| the golden | דַּהֲבָ֛א | da·hă·ḇā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1722 gold |
| statue | וּלְצֶ֧לֶם | ū·lə·ṣe·lem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6755 image |
| you have set up | הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּ | hă·qê·mə·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6966 arise, stand |
Cross-references
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Daniel 6:13 · Daniel 2:49 · Acts 17:7 · Proverbs 27:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.