Daniel

Daniel 3:16–17

16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17If the God whom we serve exists, then He is ablee to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.

Footnotes

  • e 3:17 Or If this be so, then the God whom we serve is able

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Daniel 3:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְšaḏ·raḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH7715
Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mê·šaḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH4336 Meshak
and Abednegoנְג֔וֹnə·ḡōwConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5665 Abed-Nego
repliedעֲנ֗וֹ‘ă·nōwVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine pluralH6032 answer
to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֑אlə·mal·kāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
O Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH5020
weאֲנַ֧חְנָה’ă·naḥ·nāhPronoun - first person common pluralH586 we
haveלָֽא־lā-Adverb - Negative particleH3809 not
no needחַשְׁחִ֨יןḥaš·ḥînVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH2818 need
to answer youלַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃la·hă·ṯā·ḇū·ṯāḵPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH8421 return
inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
thisדְּנָ֛הdə·nāhPronoun - masculine singularH1836 this
matterפִּתְגָ֖םpiṯ·ḡāmNoun - masculine singularH6600 command, word, affair

Daniel 3:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifהֵ֣ןhênConjunctionH2006 lo! behold
the Godאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙’ĕ·lā·ha·nāNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH426 god, God
whomדִּֽי־dî-Pronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
weאֲנַ֣חְנָא’ă·naḥ·nāPronoun - first person common pluralH586 we
serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןp̄ā·lə·ḥînVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH6399 pay reverence to, serve
existsאִיתַ֗י’î·ṯayAdverbH383 there is, are. . .
then He is ableיָכִ֖לyā·ḵilVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3202 be able
to deliver usלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאlə·šê·zā·ḇū·ṯa·nāPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common pluralH7804 deliver
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּ֛אyā·qiḏ·tāVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular determinateH3345 burn
fieryנוּרָ֧אnū·rāNoun - common singulardH5135 fire
furnaceאַתּ֨וּן’at·tūnNoun - masculine singular constructH861 furnace
and fromוּמִן־ū·min-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
your handיְדָ֥ךְyə·ḏāḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3028 hand
O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king

Cross-references

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Daniel 3:16 Daniel 1:7 · Daniel 3:12

Daniel 3:17 Romans 8:31 · Luke 1:37 · Hebrews 7:25 · Psalm 27:1–2 · Isaiah 26:3–4 · Jeremiah 1:8 · Daniel 6:20–22 · Acts 21:13 · Job 5:19 · Genesis 18:14 · Psalm 115:3 · Isaiah 12:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.