Dan. 3:2 in context
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Daniel 3:2

King Nebuchadnezzar summoned and gathered:

the satraps (his highest representatives who were responsible for various provinces, the word means "protector of the land"),
the administrators (who may also have had military responsibilities)
and
the governors,
the advisers (chief judges),
the treasurers (responsible for taxes and finances),
the judges (the word means "protectors of the law"),
police chiefs
and
all the leaders in the provinces [lower-level government officials]
to attend the dedication ceremony for the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.
[The Aramaic word for dedication is chanukka, which describes a religious ceremony, see Ezra 6:16. It is likely that they pledged allegiance to the king and the state. A hundred years earlier, the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal had gathered his highest councilors in Babylon to take an oath of allegiance. This event is known because a letter has been preserved from one of the councilors who was abroad and could not attend. He took his oath of allegiance in the place where he was, and it is mentioned that he did so surrounded by images of gods.
This is not a gathering for the general public. Nebuchadnezzar gathers the civil, military, and judicial leaders of his country. The exact meaning of the various titles and their areas of responsibility is not entirely known. The list seems to be in descending order of influence. There are three groups separated by the word "and." There are several hundred, perhaps thousands, in total. Later, Dareyavesh appoints 120 satraps over the kingdom, and over them three princes, of whom Daniel is one, see Dan. 6:1–2. Nebuchadnezzar appointed local leaders for distant provinces, one such example being Gedaliah, who was appointed to rule over Judah, see 2 Kings 25:22–25.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר   מַלְכָּא   שְׁלַח   לְמִכְנַשׁ   לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא   סִגְנַיָּא   וּפַחֲוָתָא   אֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּא   גְדָבְרַיָּא   דְּתָבְרַיָּא   תִּפְתָּיֵא   וְכֹל   שִׁלְטֹנֵי   מְדִינָתָא   לְמֵתֵא   לַחֲנֻכַּת   צַלְמָא   דִּי   הֲקֵים   נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר   מַלְכָּא  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ κυριεύων τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης ἀπέστειλεν ἐπισυναγαγεῖν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη καὶ φυλὰς καὶ γλώσσας σατράπας στρατηγούς τοπάρχας καὶ ὑπάτους διοικητὰς καὶ τοὺς ἐπ᾽ ἐξουσιῶν κατὰ χώραν καὶ πάντας τοὺς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐλθεῖν εἰς τὸν ἐγκαινισμὸν τῆς εἰκόνος τῆς χρυσῆς ἣν ἔστησε Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ βασιλεύς

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Strongs nr Arameic English Grammar Code
H9002
A5020
 וּ (o)
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר (nevokhadenetzar)
 and
Nebuchadnezzar
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

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

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
A7972
 שְׁלַ֡ח (shelach)
 to send
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H9005
A3673
H9015
 לְ (le)
מִכְנַ֣שׁ (mikhenash)
׀
to
to gather
separate
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9005
A0324
A9010
 לַֽ (la)
אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡ (achashedarepenaja)
א
to
satrap
the
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 R
Ncmpd
Ta
A5460
A9010
 סִגְנַיָּ֣ (sigenaja)
א
prefect
the
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncmpd
Ta
H9002
A6347
A9010
 וּֽ (o)
פַחֲוָתָ֡ (fachavata)
א
and
governor
the
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 C
Ncfpd
Ta
A0148
A9010
 אֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּ (adaregazeraja)
א֩
judge
the
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncmpd
Ta
A1411
A9010
 גְדָ֨בְרַיָּ֤ (gedaveraja)
א
treasurer
the
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncmpd
Ta
A1884
A9010
 דְּתָבְרַיָּ (detaveraja)
א֙
judge
the
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncmpd
Ta
A8614
A9010
 תִּפְתָּיֵ֔ (tifetaje)
א
magistrate
the
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncmpd
Ta
H9002
A3606
 וְ (ve)
כֹ֖ל (khól)
 and
all
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
A7984
 שִׁלְטֹנֵ֣י (shiletónei)
 governor
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
A4083
A9010
 מְדִֽינָתָ֑ (medinata)
א
province
the
Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncfpd
Ta
H9005
A0858
 לְ (le)
מֵתֵא֙ (mete)
 to
to come
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9005
A2597
 לַ (la)
חֲנֻכַּ֣ת (chanukat)
 to
dedication
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncfsc
A6755
A9010
 צַלְמָ֔ (tzalema)
א
image
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
A1768
 דִּ֥י (di)
 that
Conj. Conjunktion

 C
A6966
 הֲקֵ֖ים (haqeim)
 to stand
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p ♂ sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
A5020
 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר (nevokhadenetzar)
 Nebuchadnezzar
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
A4430
A9010
H9016
 מַלְכָּֽ (maleka)
א
׃
king
the
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta

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