King James Version

Daniel 3:25

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

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עָנֵ֣הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.וְאָמַ֗רveamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.הָֽאhaloהֵאparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H1888{lo!}even, lo.אֲנָ֨הanahas for meאֲנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “as for me”H576II, as for me.חָזֵ֜הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be wont”, a verb used as a describing wordH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.גֻּבְרִ֣יןguvrincertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “certain”, the ordinary formH1400{a person}certain, man.אַרְבְּעָ֗הarbeahfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH703{four}four.שְׁרַ֨יִן֙sherayinbeginשְׁרֵאverb, qal passive, passive participle, absolute — “begin”, a verb used as a describing wordH8271to free, separate; figuratively, to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to residebegin, dissolve, dwell, loose.מַהְלְכִ֣יןmahlekhinwalkהֲלַךְverb, aphel, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1981to walkwalk.בְּגֽוֹאbegoin midstגַּוpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in midst”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1459the middlemidst, same, there-(where-) in.נוּרָ֔אnurafireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, determined, definite article — “fire”, the definite formH5135firefiery, fire.וַחֲבָ֖לvachavaland damageחֲבַלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and damage”, the ordinary formH2257harm (personal or pecuniary)damage, hurt.לָאlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.אִיתַ֣יitaythere isאִיתַיparticle, affirmation — “there is”H383properly, entity; used only as aparticle of affirmation, there isart thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), [idiom] we will not.בְּה֑וֹןbehoninבְּה֑וֹןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inוְרֵוֵהּ֙verevehand formרֵוconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and form”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7299aspectform.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.רביעיאrvyyfourthרְבִיעַיadjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “fourth”, the definite formH7244{fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth}fourth.רְֽבִיעָאָ֔הreviaahfourthרְבִיעַיadjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “fourth”, the definite formH7244{fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth}fourth.דָּמֵ֖הdamehbe likeדְּמָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be like”, a verb used as a describing wordH1821to resemblebe like.לְבַרlevarto sonבַּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1247a son, grandson, etc.[idiom] old, son.אֱלָהִֽיןelahinGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He answered and said: 'Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods.

Young’s Literal Translation

He answered and hath said, 'Lo, I am seeing four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth [is] like to a son of the gods.'

World English Bible

He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods. ”

Darby Translation

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.

Douay-Rheims

Then Azarias standing up prayed in this manner, and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire, he said:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He answered and said: 'Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire said,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συστὰς Ἀζαρίας προσηύξατο οὕτως· καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στομά αὐτοῦ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ πυρὸς, εἶπεν,