ke.phat describes restraining people before they are thrown into the fiery furnace.

The attested use describes people being restrained: an order is given to restrain the three men before casting them into the furnace, and they are thereafter described as restrained in the fire.

1. Restraining persons for casting into the fire · dominant

   In Daniel 3:20, the Piel infinitive construct occurs in the command concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego before they are cast into the burning fiery furnace; the APB renders the action "to bind." Daniel 3:21 and Daniel 3:23 describe the men as restrained when cast into and fallen in the furnace, while Daniel 3:24 recalls that three men had been cast into the fire in that condition.

   Daniel 3:20Daniel 3:21Daniel 3:23Daniel 3:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action with "to bind" in Daniel 3:20 and presents the men as "bound" in Daniel 3:21, Daniel 3:23, and Daniel 3:24. These renderings confirm the scene's restraint without assigning every English occurrence to a particular form.