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Ezra 4:15 בְּגַוַּ֔הּ in midst its

that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.

Ezra 5:7 בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ in midst its

The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.

Ezra 6:2 בְּגַוַּ֖הּ in midst its

And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:

Daniel 3:6 לְגֽוֹא־ to [the] midst of

And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”

Here: 'Into the middle of'. Right into the heart of the fire, not just near it. This sets up verses 24–25, where the men are seen walking 'in the midst of' the fire.

Daniel 3:11 לְגֽוֹא־ to [the] midst of

and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.

Here: "Into the middle of". The threat is the heart of the fire, not its edge. That is why verse 25 is so striking, where four men are seen walking "in the midst of the fire" (same word).

Daniel 3:15 לְגֽוֹא־ to [the] midst of

Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”

Here: 'Into the middle of', the heart of the fire, not its edge. The same phrase comes back when the men are seen walking 'in the midst of the fire' (3:25).

Daniel 3:21 לְגֽוֹא־ to [the] midst of

So they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:23 לְגֽוֹא־ to [the] midst of

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, firmly bound, fell into the blazing fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:24 לְגוֹא־ to [the] midst of

Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.

Daniel 3:25 בְּגֽוֹא־ in [the] midst of

“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

Here: 'In the middle of.' The chapter keeps repeating this phrase ('into the midst of the furnace'), and here the place meant for death has become a place to walk around in.

Daniel 3:26 גּ֥וֹא [the] midst of

Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,

Here: “The very middle of”. They come out of the center of the fire, not from somewhere near its edge. The same phrase was used in v. 25 for where they were walking.

Daniel 4:10 בְּג֥וֹא in [the] midst of

In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.

Daniel 7:15 בְּג֣וֹא in [the] midst of

I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.

Here: This is the preposition 'in' joined to 'midst', so it means 'inside'. The same word describes the 'midst' of the fiery furnace and the lions' pit (3:6; 6:7). Here it locates the distress deep within.