Daniel
Daniel 3:18
18But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not 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 even if | וְהֵ֣ן | wə·hên | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| He does not | לָ֔א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| let it | לֶהֱוֵא־ | le·hĕ·wê- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| be known | יְדִ֥יעַ | yə·ḏî·a‘ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3046 know |
| to you | לָ֖ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| O king | מַלְכָּ֑א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| that | דִּ֤י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| we will not | לָא־ | lā- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| serve | פָֽלְחִ֔ין | p̄ā·lə·ḥîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6399 pay reverence to, serve |
| your gods | לֵֽאלָהָיִךְ֙ | lē·lå̄·hå̄·yiḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H426 god, God |
| or worship | נִסְגֻּֽד׃ס | nis·guḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common 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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Acts 5:29–32 · Matthew 10:39 · Revelation 2:10–11 · Matthew 10:32–33 · Luke 12:3–9 · Acts 4:10–13 · Revelation 12:11 · Joshua 24:15 · Proverbs 28:1 · Isaiah 51:12–13 · Daniel 3:28 · Exodus 20:3–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.