--- title: Daniel 3:28 — Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said: 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Mesh… · Aramaic, tree and pragmatics description: Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said: 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent His angel, and delivered His servants that trusted in Him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. 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The page gives the verse in Biblical Aramaic as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Aramaic — and its pragmatics: who acts — Nebuchadnezzar, God, servants, gods, king — and what happens in the verse to angel, servants, word, bodies, god, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 12 chapters of Daniel on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. עָנֵ֨ה נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר וְאָמַ֗ר בְּרִ֤יךְ אֱלָהֲהוֹן֙ דִּֽי־שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ עֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֤ח מַלְאֲכֵהּ֙ וְשֵׁיזִ֣ב לְעַבְד֔וֹהִי דִּ֥י הִתְרְחִ֖צוּ עֲל֑וֹהִי וּמִלַּ֤ת מַלְכָּא֙ שַׁנִּ֔יו וִיהַ֣בוּ גֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןדִּ֠י לָֽא־יִפְלְח֤וּן וְלָֽא־יִסְגְּדוּן֙ לְכָל־אֱלָ֔הּ לָהֵ֖ן לֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃ [Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said: 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent His angel, and delivered His servants that trusted in Him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.102/) ## The tree {#tree} This verse is in Biblical Aramaic, as the book has it here; its tree is MACULA's Aramaic tree. Right to left, as it is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc-arc:DAN:73 # text = עָנֵ֨ה נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר וְאָמַ֗ר בְּרִ֤יךְ אֱלָהֲהוֹן֙ דִּֽי־שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ עֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֤ח מַלְאֲכֵהּ֙ וְשֵׁיזִ֣ב לְעַבְד֔וֹהִי דִּ֥י הִתְרְחִ֖צוּ עֲל֑וֹהִי וּמִלַּ֤ת מַלְכָּא֙ שַׁנִּ֔יו וִיהַ֣בוּ גֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןדִּ֠י לָֽא־יִפְלְח֤וּן וְלָֽא־יִסְגְּדוּן֙ לְכָל־אֱלָ֔הּ לָהֵ֖ן לֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃ # verse = DAN.3.28 1 עָנֵ֨ה עֲנָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=[was].replying|Ref=DAN_3:28!1|MId=o270030280011|Strong=6032|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280021;|Type=participle_active 2 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר PROPN _ _ 1 nsubj _ Gloss=Nebuchadnezzar|Ref=DAN_3:28!2|MId=o270030280021|Strong=5020|Lang=arc 3-4 וְאָמַ֗ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 4 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_3:28!3|MId=o270030280031|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 4 אָמַ֗ר אֲמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing 1 conj _ Gloss=[he.was].saying|Ref=DAN_3:28!3|MId=o270030280032|Strong=0560|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280021;|Type=participle_active 5 בְּרִ֤יךְ בְּרַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEIL|Number=Sing 1 ccomp _ Gloss=[be].blessed|Ref=DAN_3:28!4|MId=o270030280041|Strong=1289a|Lang=arc|Frame=A1:270030280051;|Type=participle_passive 6-7 אֱלָהֲהוֹן֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 אֱלָה אֱלָהּ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ Gloss=God|Ref=DAN_3:28!5|MId=o270030280051|Strong=0426|Lang=arc 7 ֲהוֹן֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=DAN_3:28!5|MId=o270030280052|Strong=1952a|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 8 דִּֽי־ דִּי SCONJ _ _ 9 mark _ Gloss=(diy).of|Ref=DAN_3:28!6|MId=o270030280061|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 9 שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ שַׁדְרַךְ PROPN _ _ 6 acl:relcl _ Gloss=Shadrach|Ref=DAN_3:28!7|MId=o270030280071|Strong=7715|Lang=arc 10 מֵישַׁךְ֙ מֵישַׁךְ PROPN _ _ 9 conj _ Gloss=Meshach|Ref=DAN_3:28!8|MId=o270030280081|Strong=4336|Lang=arc 11-12 וַעֲבֵ֣ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=|Ref=DAN_3:28!9|MId=o270030280091|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 12 עֲבֵ֣ד עֲבֵד PROPN _ _ 9 conj _ Gloss=and.Abednego|Ref=DAN_3:28!9|MId=o270030280092|Lang=arc 13 נְג֔וֹ נְגוֹ PROPN _ _ 12 flat:name _ Ref=DAN_3:28!9 14 עֲבֵ֣ד עֲבֵד PROPN _ _ 9 conj _ Gloss=and.Abednego|Ref=DAN_3:28!10|MId=o270030280101|Lang=arc 15 נְג֔וֹ נְגוֹ PROPN _ _ 14 flat:name _ Ref=DAN_3:28!10 16 דִּֽי־ דִּי SCONJ _ _ 17 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=DAN_3:28!11|MId=o270030280111|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 17 שְׁלַ֤ח שְׁלַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 6 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.has.sent|Ref=DAN_3:28!12|MId=o270030280121|Strong=7972|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280051;A1:270030280121;|Type=qatal 18-19 מַלְאֲכֵהּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 מַלְאֲכ מַלְאַךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 obj _ Gloss=angel|Ref=DAN_3:28!13|MId=o270030280131|Strong=4398|Lang=arc 19 ֵהּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=DAN_3:28!13|MId=o270030280132|Strong=1886h|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 20-21 וְשֵׁיזִ֣ב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_3:28!14|MId=o270030280141|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 21 שֵׁיזִ֣ב יזב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=SHAPHEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 17 conj _ Gloss=he.has.delivered|Ref=DAN_3:28!14|MId=o270030280142|Strong=7804|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280051;|Type=qatal 22-24 לְעַבְד֔וֹהִי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=DAN_3:28!15|MId=o270030280151|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc|Type=direct_object_marker 23 עַבְד֔וֹ עֲבַד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 21 obl _ Gloss=servants|Ref=DAN_3:28!15|MId=o270030280152|Strong=5649|Lang=arc 24 הִי הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=DAN_3:28!15|MId=o270030280153|Strong=1958b|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 25 דִּ֥י דִּי SCONJ _ _ 26 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=DAN_3:28!16|MId=o270030280161|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|Type=relative 26 הִתְרְחִ֖צוּ רְחַץ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HITHPEEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 23 acl:relcl _ Gloss=they.trusted|Ref=DAN_3:28!17|MId=o270030280171|Strong=7365|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280142;|Type=qatal 27-28 עֲל֑וֹהִי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 עֲל֑וֹ עַל ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=DAN_3:28!18|MId=o270030280181|Strong=5922|Lang=arc 28 הִי הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=DAN_3:28!18|MId=o270030280182|Strong=1958b|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 29-30 וּמִלַּ֤ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 33 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_3:28!19|MId=o270030280191|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 30 מִלַּ֤ת מִלָּה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 33 obj _ Gloss=the.word|Ref=DAN_3:28!19|MId=o270030280192|Strong=4406|Lang=arc 31-32 מַלְכָּא֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of|Ref=DAN_3:28!20|MId=o270030280201|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 32 ָא֙ א DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=DAN_3:28!20|MId=o270030280202|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 33 שַׁנִּ֔יו שׁנה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PAEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 26 conj _ Gloss=they.violated|Ref=DAN_3:28!21|MId=o270030280211|Strong=8133|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280142;A1:270030280182;|Type=qatal 34-35 וִיהַ֣בוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 וִ וְ CCONJ _ _ 35 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_3:28!22|MId=o270030280221|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 35 יהַ֣בוּ יְהַב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 26 conj _ Gloss=they.gave|Ref=DAN_3:28!22|MId=o270030280222|Strong=3052|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280142;A1:270030280231;|Type=qatal 36-38 גֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןדִּ֠י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 גֶשְׁמ גְּשֵׁם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 35 obj _ Gloss=body|Ref=DAN_3:28!24|MId=o270030280241|Strong=1655|Lang=arc 37 ְה֗וֹן הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=DAN_3:28!24|MId=o270030280242|Strong=1952a|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 38 דִּ֠י דִּי SCONJ _ _ 40 mark _ Gloss=that|Ref=DAN_3:28!25|MId=o270030280251|Strong=1768|Lang=arc 39 לָֽא־ לָא ADV _ _ 40 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=DAN_3:28!26|MId=o270030280261|Strong=3809|Lang=arc|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 40 יִפְלְח֤וּן פְּלַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 26 parataxis _ Gloss=they.will.pay.reverence|Ref=DAN_3:28!27|MId=o270030280271|Strong=6399|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280142;|Type=yiqtol 41-42 וְלָֽא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 43 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_3:28!28|MId=o270030280281|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 42 לָֽא־ לָא ADV _ _ 43 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=DAN_3:28!28|MId=o270030280282|Strong=3809|Lang=arc|Type=negative 43 יִסְגְּדוּן֙ סְגִד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 40 conj _ Gloss=they.will.pay.homage|Ref=DAN_3:28!29|MId=o270030280291|Strong=5457|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270030280142;|Type=yiqtol 44-45 לְכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 44 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 45 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DAN_3:28!30|MId=o270030280301|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc|Type=direct_object_marker 45 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 43 obl _ Gloss=any|Ref=DAN_3:28!30|MId=o270030280302|Strong=3606|Lang=arc 46 אֱלָ֔הּ אֱלָהּ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 45 compound:smixut _ Gloss=god|Ref=DAN_3:28!31|MId=o270030280311|Strong=0426|Lang=arc 47 לָהֵ֖ן לָהֵן CCONJ _ _ 49 cc _ Gloss=except|Ref=DAN_3:28!32|MId=o270030280321|Strong=3861a|Lang=arc 48-50 לֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 לֵ לְ ADP _ _ 49 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DAN_3:28!33|MId=o270030280331|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc|Type=direct_object_marker 49 אלָֽה אֱלָהּ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 40 parataxis _ Gloss=their.own|Ref=DAN_3:28!33|MId=o270030280332|Strong=0426|Lang=arc 50 ֲהֽוֹן הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ Gloss=God|Ref=DAN_3:28!33|MId=o270030280333|Strong=1952a|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 51 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 50 punct _ Ref=DAN_3:28!33 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} No stored speech act for this sentence. | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | עָנֵה *\[was\] replying* | participle active · peal | נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר *Nebuchadnezzar* | | | | | אָמַר *\[he was\] saying* | participle active · peal | נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר *Nebuchadnezzar* | | | | | בְּרִיךְ *\[be\] blessed* | participle passive · peil | | אֱלָה *God* | | | | שְׁלַח *he has sent* | qatal · peal | אֱלָה *God* | שְׁלַח *he has sent* | | | | שֵׁיזִב *he has delivered* | qatal · shaphel | אֱלָה *God* | | | | | הִתְרְחִצוּ *they trusted* | qatal · hithpeel | שֵׁיזִב *he has delivered* | | | | | שַׁנִּיו *they violated* | qatal · pael | שֵׁיזִב *he has delivered* | הִי *him* | | | | יהַבוּ *they gave* | qatal · peal | שֵׁיזִב *he has delivered* | | | | | יִפְלְחוּן *they will pay reverence* | yiqtol · peal | שֵׁיזִב *he has delivered* | | | | | יִסְגְּדוּן *they will pay homage* | yiqtol · peal | שֵׁיזִב *he has delivered* | | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said: 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent His angel, and delivered His servants that trusted in Him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.102/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc-arc:DAN:73`. - ← previous: [Daniel 3:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.3.27/) - next →: [Daniel 3:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.3.29/) - ↑ back to [Daniel 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN/3/)