The Meaning of Daniel 3:20 Explained

Daniel 3:20

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

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

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Daniel 3:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 3:19-30 - Loyalty Rewarded
It is only when we reach the fire that we become aware of the presence of the divine Companion, walking beside us as if treading the dew-besprinkled glades of Paradise. The Good Shepherd was there with His rod and staff. Loose, Daniel 3:25, that is, the fire had consumed their bonds and nothing else. Hair would soonest catch the flame, but not a hair perished, Luke 12:7; Luke 21:18. The yielded body of Daniel 3:28 reminds us of Romans 6:13; Romans 12:1-2. Let us yield our bodies and souls to our faithful Creator for Him to use as He will. He made and redeemed, let Him have; and when we are possessed by His Spirit, all other fires, whether physical or temperamental, fail to hurt. Of the martyrs, it may be said that upon them also the fire had no power, Isaiah 43:2! [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 3

1  Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura
3  They being threatened, make a good confession
8  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not worshipping the image
19  They are cast into the furnace,
24  from which God delivers them
28  Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances them

What do the individual words in Daniel 3:20 mean?

And certain men mighty of valor who [were] in his army he commanded to bind Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego [and] cast [them] into furnace fiery burning the
וּלְגֻבְרִ֤ין גִּבָּֽרֵי־ חַ֙יִל֙ דִּ֣י בְחַיְלֵ֔הּ אֲמַר֙ לְכַפָּתָ֔ה לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ לְמִרְמֵ֕א לְאַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּֽא

וּלְגֻבְרִ֤ין  And  certain  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גְּבַר  
Sense: a man, a certain (one).
גִּבָּֽרֵי־  mighty 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: גִּבַּר  
Sense: mighty one, might.
חַ֙יִל֙  of  valor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל  
Sense: strength, army, power.
דִּ֣י  who  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
בְחַיְלֵ֔הּ  in  his  army 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חַיִל  
Sense: strength, army, power.
אֲמַר֙  he  commanded 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֲמַר  
Sense: (P’al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate.
לְכַפָּתָ֔ה  to  bind 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: כְּפַת  
Sense: to bind.
לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ  Shadrach 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁדְרַךְ  
Sense: the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king’s table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord.
מֵישַׁ֖ךְ  Meshach 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֵישַׁךְ  
Sense: the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Meshach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king’s table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord.
נְג֑וֹ  Abed-nego 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲבֵד נְגֹו  
Sense: the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king’s table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord.
לְמִרְמֵ֕א  [and]  cast  [them] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: רְמָה  
Sense: to cast, throw.
לְאַתּ֥וּן  into  furnace 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אַתּוּן  
Sense: furnace.
נוּרָ֖א  fiery 
Parse: Noun, common singulard
Root: נוּר  
Sense: fire.
יָקִֽדְתָּֽא  burning  the 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular determinate
Root: יְקַד  
Sense: (P’al) to burn.

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