Daniel 3:27

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
princes	אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א 'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'	H324	a satrap or governorof amain province (of Persia) · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
governors	סִגְנַיָּ֣א sig.nai.Ya'	H5460	a prefect of aprovince · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
captains	וּפַחֲוָתָא֮ u.fa.cha.va.Ta'	H6347	a prefect (of a city or small district) · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural determined + particle of affirmation
king’s	מַלְכָּא֒ mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
counsellors	וְהַדָּבְרֵ֣י ve.ha.da.ve.Rei	H1907	a vizier · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
together	וּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁין U.mit.ka.ne.shin	H3673	to assemble · conjunction + verb, active participle, masculine plural absolute
saw	חָזַ֣יִן cha.Za.yin	H2370	to gaze upon · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
these	אִלֵּ֡ךְ 'i.Lekh	H479	these · demonstrative particle
men	לְגֻבְרַיָּ֣א le.guv.rai.Ya'	H1400	a person · preposition + noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
bodies	בְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹן be.gesh.me.Hon	H1655	used in a peculiar sense · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
fire	נוּרָ֜א nu.Ra'	H5135	fire · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
no	לָֽא la'-	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
power	שְׁלֵ֨ט she.Let	H7981	to dominate · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
nor	לָ֣א la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
hair	וּשְׂעַ֤ר u.se.'Ar	H8177	hair · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
head	רֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙ re.she.hOn	H7217	the head · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
singed	הִתְחָרַ֔ךְ hit.cha.Rakh	H2761	to scorch · verb, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
neither	לָ֣א la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
coats	וְסָרְבָּלֵיה֖וֹן ve.sa.re.ba.lei.Hon	H5622	a cloak · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
changed	שְׁנ֑וֹ she.No	H8133	to alter · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural
nor	לָ֥א la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
smell	וְרֵ֣יחַ ve.Rei.ach	H7382	odor (as if blown) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
fire	נ֔וּר Nur	H5135	fire · noun, common both genders singular absolute
passed	עֲדָ֖ת 'a.Dat	H5709	to advance · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through t…
Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the…
Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine…
Psalms 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
Matthew 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Luke 21:17-18 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
Acts 27:34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
1 Samuel 17:46-47 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:19-27

In these verses we have, I. The casting of these three faithful servants of God into the fiery furnace. Nebuchadnezzar had himself known and owned so much of the true God that, one would have thought, though his pride and vanity induced him to make this golden image, and set it up to be worshipped, yet what these young men now said (whom he had formerly found to be wiser than all his wise men) would revive his convictions, and at least engage him to excuse them; but it proved quite otherwise. 1. Instead of being convinced by what they said, he was exasperated, and made more outrageous, Dan 3:19. It made him full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against these men. Note, Brutish…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:27

nor . . . an hair-- (Luk 12:7; Luk 21:18). fire had no power--fulfilling Isa 43:2; compare Heb 11:34. God alone is a "consuming fire" (Heb 12:29). nor . . . smell of fire--compare spiritually, Th1 5:22.

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:27

Upon whose bodies the fire had no power - The heathens boasted that their priests could walk on burning coals unhurt; and Virgil mentions this of the priests of Apollo of Soracte: - Summe Deum, sancti custos Soractis Apollo! Quem primi colimus, cui pineus ardor acervo Pascitur; et medium, freti pietate, per ignem Cultores multa premimus vestigia pruna. Virg. Aen. 11:785. O Phoebus, guardian of Soracte's woods And shady hills; a god above the gods; To whom our natives pay the rites divine, And burn whole crackling groves of hallowed pine; Walk through the fire in honor of thy name, Unhurt, unsinged, and sacred from the flame. Pitts. But Varro tells us that they anointed the soles of their fe…

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John Gill on Daniel 3:27

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together,.... Either by the order of the king, or of their own accord, to see the miracle that was wrought: saw these men; saw them walking in the furnace, saw them come out of it at the king's call, and saw them when they were out, and examined them thoroughly; so that they had ocular demonstration, full proof and conviction, of the truth of what was done: upon whose bodies the fire had no power; to blister, scorch, burn, and consume them, as it has usually over the bodies of men, or any creature: nor was an hair of their head singed; which is easily done with the weakest flame; and this must be understo…

The Church Fathers

"And the satraps and captains and governors and princes of the king came together and they saw the men, that the fire did not have lordship of their body and the hair of their head was not burned and their cloaks were not worsened and the scent of fire was not in them." [Daniel 3:27]
— Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 2.34.4

And you mimic the three boys and understand their faith! For they said to the king, "God is able to release us, but if he does not will, we are under the authority of God, we would rather gladly die than do what is prescribed by you." [Daniel 3:18] Whom then Nebuchadnezzar also seeing the pure and blameless boys coming out from the furnace was astounded and amazed. For neither was their hair singed nor their cloaks changed nor was the smell of fire in them.
— Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 2.37.6-7

The Father's care and providence neither allowed the garments of the Israelites to perish nor the worthless shoes on their feet to wear out; nor, finally, did he permit the wide trousers of the captive young men to be burned. And this is not without reason, for if he who contains all things embraces all things (all things, however, and the whole sum are made up of individual parts), then it follows logically that his care will be bestowed on every individual part because his providence extends to the whole, whatever it be.
— Novatian, ON THE TRINITY 8:6

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Dictionary and topics

Abednego — Servant of Nego=Nebo, the Chaldee name given to Azariah, one of Daniel’s three companions (Dan. 2:49). With Shadrach and Meshach, he was delivered from the burning fiery furnace (3:12-30).
Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Meshach — The title given to Mishael, one of the three Hebrew youths who were under training at the Babylonian court for the rank of Magi (Dan. 1:7; 2:49; 3:12-30). This was probably the name of some Chaldean…
Nebuchadnezzar — In the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles himself “Nebo’s favourite.” He was the son and successor of…
Abed-Nego · .A Jewish — .A Jewish
Coercion · RELIGIOUS — RELIGIOUS
Hair, The · God: Takes care of — God: Takes care of
Indictments · .Three Hebrew — .Three Hebrew
Meshach · A name given by the chief eu — A name given by the chief eu
Mishael · .Thrown into the fiery furnace — .Thrown into the fiery furnace
Persecution · Spirit of — Exemplified: Chaldeans — Spirit of — Exemplified: Chaldeans

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 3:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:19-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:27

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:27

John Gill on Daniel 3:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 3:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:19-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:27

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:27

John Gill on Daniel 3:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 3:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 3:24-27

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 3:26

Rashi on Daniel 3:27