mal.akh denotes the figure sent by God to deliver those who trust in him.

The two occurrences present mal.akh as a singular construct-form figure sent by God in connection with deliverance: explicitly in Daniel 3:28 and, by the verse setting, in Daniel 6:23.

1. A figure sent by God for deliverance · dominant

   In Daniel 3:28, the singular construct form occurs in the clause that God "sent his angel and delivered his servants" who trusted in him. Daniel 6:23 likewise has the same singular construct form in the account of Daniel's unharmed removal from the den, though the APB wording supplied for that verse does not explicitly render the term.

   Daniel 3:28Daniel 6:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 3:28 the APB explicitly renders the clause "sent his angel and delivered his servants." In Daniel 6:23, the supplied APB verse reports Daniel's safety but does not explicitly show an English rendering for the term.