Daniel 3:20 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וּלְגֻבְרִ֤יןu.le.guv.Rinand to men
Lemma: גְּבַר (ge.var) · Strong's: H1400
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)
Meaning: man
Used 21 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:10, Ezra 6:8, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1400; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 1
גִּבָּֽרֵי\־gi.ba.rei-mighty men of
Lemma: גִּבָּר (gib.bar) · Strong's: H1401
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: mighty
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1401; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 2
חַ֙יִל֙cha.yilpower
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2429
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: strength
Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 4:23, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:35, Daniel 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2429; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 3
דִּ֣יdiwho
בְחַיְלֵ֔הּve.chay.Leh[were] in army his
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2429
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: strength
Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 4:23, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:35, Daniel 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2429; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 5
אֲמַר֙'a.Marhe said
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:15, Jeremiah 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0560; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 6
לְכַפָּתָ֔הle.kha.pa.Tahto bind
Lemma: כְּפַת (ke.phat) · Strong's: H3729
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVpcc)
Meaning: to bind
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 3:21, Daniel 3:23, Daniel 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3729; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 7
לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.Rakh<obj.> Shadrach
Lemma: שַׁדְרַךְ (shad.rakh) · Strong's: H7715
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Shadrach
Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:16, Daniel 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7715; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 8
מֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhMeshach
Lemma: מֵישַׁךְ (me.shakh) · Strong's: H4336
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Meshach
Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:16, Daniel 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4336; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 9
וַעֲבֵ֣דva.'a.Vedand Abed-
Lemma: עֲבֵד נְגוֹ (a.ved ne.go) · Strong's: H5665
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Abednego
Used 28 times. Also: Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:16, Daniel 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5665; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 10
נְג֑וֹne.Go-nego
Lemma: עֲבֵד נְגוֹ (a.ved ne.go) · Strong's: H5665
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Abednego
Used 28 times. Also: Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:16, Daniel 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5665; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 11
לְמִרְמֵ֕אle.mir.Me'to throw
Lemma: רְמָא (re.mah) · Strong's: H7412
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVqcc)
Meaning: to cast
Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 7:24, Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:21, Daniel 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7412; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 12
לְאַתּ֥וּןle.'a.Tunto [the] furnace of
Lemma: אַתּוּן (at.tun) · Strong's: H0861
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: furnace
Used 10 times. Also: Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:19, Daniel 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0861; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 13
נוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'fire the
Lemma: נוּר (nur) · Strong's: H5135
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: fire
Used 17 times. Also: Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:21, Daniel 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5135; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 14
יָקִֽדְתָּֽא\׃ya.Kid.Ta'<the> burning
Lemma: יְקַד (ye.qad) · Strong's: H3345
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Definite (AVqrfsd)
Meaning: to burn
Used 8 times. Also: Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:21, Daniel 3:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3345; TAHOT Daniel 3:20 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and he commanded | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| [some] mighty men | → | גִּבָּר H1401 mighty |
| of valor | → | חַ֫יִל H2429 strength |
| in his army | → | חַ֫יִל H2429 strength |
| to tie up | → | כְּפַת H3729 to bind |
| Shadrach | → | שַׁדְרַךְ H7715 Shadrach |
| Meshach | → | מֵישַׁךְ H4336 Meshach |
| and Abednego | → | עֲבֵד נְגוֹ H5665 Abednego |
| and throw them | → | רְמָא H7412 to cast |
| into the blazing | → | יְקַד H3345 to burn |
| fiery | → | נוּר H5135 fire |
| furnace | → | אַתּוּן H0861 furnace |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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