New Living Translation
Daniel 3:5
5When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue.
Daniel 3:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
- New International Version (NIV)As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up;
Context of Daniel 3:5
3So all these officials came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4Then a herald shouted out, “People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command! When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue. 6Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.” 7So at the sound of the musical instruments, all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Read all of Daniel 3Daniel 3:5 word by word
בְּעִדָּנָ֡א דִּֽי־תִשְׁמְע֡וּן קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָא קַתְר֨וֹס סַבְּכָ֤א פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙ סוּמְפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה וְכֹ֖ל זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א תִּפְּל֤וּן וְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ לְצֶ֣לֶם דַּהֲבָ֔א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ים נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מַלְכָּֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- at what timeעִדָּן‛iddân · timeH5732
- ye hearשְׁמַעshema‛ · to hearH8086
- the soundקָלqâl · voice: soundH7032
- of the cornetקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7162
- fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיmashrôqîy · fluteH4953
- harpקַתָרֹסqîythârôs · lyreH7030
- sackbutשַׂבְּכָאsabbekâ' ώabbekâ' · trigonH5443
- psalteryפְּסַנְטֵרִיןpesanţêrîyn pesantêrîyn · psalteryH6460
- dulcimerסוּמְפּוֹנְיָהsûmpôneyâh sûmpôneyâh sîyphôneyâ' · bagpipeH5481
- and allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- kindsזַןzan · kindH2178
- of musickזְמָרzemâr · musicH2170
- ye fall downנְפַלnephal · to fallH5308
- and worshipסְגִ֑דsegid · to do homageH5457
- the goldenדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
- imageצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755
- that Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- hath set upקוּםqûm · to stand: establishH6966
Cross-references for Daniel 3:5
Commentaries on Daniel 3:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The sound of the Cornet - There is not less difficulty in ascertaining the precise meaning of these musical instruments than there is in the offices in Daniel 3:2. קרנא karna, here translated cornet, is the common blowing horn, which makes a deep and hollow sound, as well as one shrill and piercing. Flute - משרוקיתא mashrokitha, from שרק sharak, to whistle, shriek. A wind instrument which made a strong and shrill noise, such as the hautbois or clarionet…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet - It would not be practicable to determine with precision what kind of instruments of music are denoted by the words used in this verse. They were, doubtless, in many respects different from those which are in use now, though they may have belonged to the same general class, and may have been constructed on substantially the same principles. A full inquiry into the kinds of musical instruments in use among…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Pipes might be translated as "drums," or this could be a musical term meaning to be "in harmony" with the other instruments.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. cornet--A wind instrument, like the French horn, is meant. flute--a pipe or pipes, not blown transversely as our "flute," but by mouthpieces at the end. sackbut--a triangular stringed instrument, having short strings, the sound being on a high sharp key. psaltery--a kind of harp. dulcimer--a bagpipe consisting of two pipes, thrust through a leathern bag, emitting a sweet plaintive sound. Chaldee sumponya, the modern Italian zampogna, Asiatic zambonja…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Daniel 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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