Dan. 3:1 in context
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Daniel 3:1

King Nebuchadnezzar had a statue made of gold, 60 cubits high [30 meters] and 6 cubits wide [3 meters]. He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
[The revelation that Nebuchadnezzar received about his role in human history may be the reason for this statue. He was, after all, the head of gold, see Dan. 2:38. The statue was built after the events in chapter 2, since Dan's three friends have a leading position, see Dan. 2:49. The Greek translation Septuagint adds that it happened in Nebuchadnezzar's 18th year of reign, one year before the fall of Jerusalem, see 2 Kings 25:8. That may be the case, but the Hebrew text does not specify a time.
Dura was a common name in Mesopotamia for a place surrounded by mountains or a wall. It may be between the two walls of Babylon, or up to a few miles south of the city. Archaeologists have found a large square brick foundation a mile south of Babylon. This may be the pedestal on which the statue stood. With a width of 6 cubits and a height of 60 cubits, with proportions of 1/10, the statue appears to have been an obelisk covered with gold. A height of 30 meters is not unrealistic; in the 280s BC, the Colossus of Rhodes was built, which was 33 meters high. Part of the statue may have been a depiction of a Babylonian god. The Greek historian Herodotus, active in the 400s BC, writes about a golden statue of the god Marduk in Babylon.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר   מַלְכָּא   עֲבַד   צְלֵם   דִּי   דְהַב   רוּמֵהּ   אַמִּין   שִׁתִּין   פְּתָיֵהּ   אַמִּין   שִׁת   אֲקִימֵהּ   בְּבִקְעַת   דּוּרָא   בִּמְדִינַת   בָּבֶל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἔτους ὀκτωκαιδεκάτου Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς διοικῶν πόλεις καὶ χώρας καὶ πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀπὸ Ινδικῆς ἕως Αἰθιοπίας ἐποίησεν εἰκόνα χρυσῆν τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς πηχῶν ἑξήκοντα καὶ τὸ πλάτος αὐτῆς πηχῶν ἕξ καὶ ἔστησεν αὐτὴν ἐν πεδίῳ τοῦ περιβόλου χώρας Βαβυλωνίας

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Strongs nr Arameic English Grammar Code
A5020
 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר (nevokhadenetzar)
 Nebuchadnezzar
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
A4430
A9010
 מַלְכָּ֗ (maleka)
א
king
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
A5648
 עֲבַד֙ (avad)
 to make
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
A6755
 צְלֵ֣ם (tzelem)
 image
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
A1768
H9014
 דִּֽי (di-)
־
that
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 C
A1722
 דְהַ֔ב (dehav)
 gold
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
A7314
H9023
 רוּמֵ (rome)
הּ֙ (h)
 height
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
A0521
 אַמִּ֣ין (amin)
 cubit
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
A8361
 שִׁתִּ֔ין (shitin)
 sixty
Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Acmpa
A6613
H9023
 פְּתָיֵ֖ (petaje)
הּ (h)
 breadth
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
A0521
 אַמִּ֣ין (amin)
 cubit
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
A8353
 שִׁ֑ת (shit)
 six
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Acbsa
A6966
H9033
 אֲקִימֵ (aqime)
הּ֙ (h)
 to stand
him
Verb Verb
qatal 3p ♂ sing. qatal third person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vap3ms
Sp3ms
H9003
A1236
 בְּ (be)
בִקְעַ֣ת (viqeat)
 in
plain
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncfsc
A1757
 דּוּרָ֔א (dora)
 Dura
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl
H9003
A4083
 בִּ (bi)
מְדִינַ֖ת (medinat)
 in
province
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncfsc
A0895
H9016
 בָּבֶֽל (bavel)
׃
Babylon
verseEnd
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl

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