Daniel 3 · Verse 21

Daniel 3:21

Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:21, King James Version

Daniel 3:21 in other translations

BSBSo they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.
WEBThen these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
ASVThen these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
YLTThen these men have been bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their clothing, and have been cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
DARBYThen these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their cloaks, and their garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
BBEThen these men had cords put round them as they were, in their coats, their trousers, their hats, and their clothing, and were dropped into the burning and flaming fire.
WebsterThen these men were bound in their coats, their hose, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

What does Daniel 3:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. coats ... hosen ... hats--Herodotus [1.195] says that the Babylonian costume consisted of three parts: (1) wide, long pantaloons; (2) a woollen shirt; (3) an outer mantle with a girdle round it. So these are specified [Gesenius], "their pantaloons, inner tunics (hosen, or stockings, are not commonly worn in the East), and outer mantles." Their being cast in so hurriedly, with all their garments on, enhanced the miracle in that not even the smell of fire passed on their clothes, though of delicate, inflammable material.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Their hats - This word, hat, is found only in this place in the Old Testament. The word סרבל sarbal properly means an outer garment. Herodotus, who lived about one hundred years after Daniel, says, "the dress of the Babylonians consisted of a tunic of linen reaching down to the feet; over this a tunic of woollen; and over all a white short cloak or mantle, χλανιδιον; and on their heads they wore turbans, μιτρησι." Following this, Mr. Parkhurst translates the verse thus: "Then these three men were bound [בסרבליהון besarbaleyhon] in their Cloaks, [פמישיהון patesheyhon] their Turbans, [וכרבלתהון vecharbelathehon] and in their Upper (woollen) Tunics, [ולבושיהון ulebushehon] and their Under (linen) Tunics." And as, according to this interpretation, their סרבלי sarbaley were their outermost garments, we see the propriety with which it is observed at Dan 3:27 that these were not changed by the fire.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 3:19-27

Let Nebuchadnezzar heat his furnace as hot as he can, a few minutes will finish the torment of those cast into it; but hell-fire tortures, and yet does not kill. Those who worshipped the beast and his image, have no rest, no pause, no moment free from pain, Rev. 14:10,11. Now was fulfilled in the letter that great promise, Is. 43:2, When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned. Leaving it to that God…

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Daniel 3:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yin<in> thenH116
גֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'men theH1400
אִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhtheseH479
כְּפִ֙תוּ֙ke.Fi.tuthey were boundH3729
בְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙be.sar.ba.lei.hOnin mantles theirH5622
פַּטְּשֵׁיה֔וֹןpa.ti.shei.hontrousers theirH6361
וְכַרְבְּלָתְה֖וֹןve.khar.be.la.te.Honand caps theirH3737
וּלְבֻשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.le.vu.shei.Honand clothes theirH3831
וּרְמִ֕יוu.re.Mivand they were thrownH7412
לְגֽוֹא\־le.goy'-to [the] midst ofH1459
אַתּ֥וּן'a.Tun[the] furnace ofH861
נוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'fire theH5135
יָקִֽדְתָּֽא\׃ya.Kid.Ta'<the> burningH3345

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in their.Herodotus says the Babylonish dress was a linen tunic, another of woollen, a white short cloak, and a turban.
coats. or, mantles. hats. or, turbans.
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Context

  • Daniel 3:20

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

  • Daniel 3:21

    Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

  • Daniel 3:22

    Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego.

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Daniel 3:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces estos varones fueron atados con sus mantos, y sus calzas, y sus turbantes, y sus vestidos, y fueron echados dentro del horno de fuego ardiendo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors ces hommes furent liés dans leurs caleçons, leurs tuniques, et leurs manteaux et leurs vêtements, et jetés au milieu de la fournaise de feu ardent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da wurden diese Männer in ihren Leibröcken, Oberröcken und Mänteln und ihren sonstigen Kleidern gebunden und in den brennenden Feuerofen geworfen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et confestim viri illi vincti, cum braccis suis, et tiaris, et calceamentis, et vestibus, missi sunt in medium fornacis ignis ardentis: