to serve
pe.lach denotes serving a deity, ruler, or household-associated body in the attested Aramaic verses.
The attested uses chiefly describe service directed toward gods or the ruler receiving universal dominion; in Ezra 7:24, a construct participle identifies people associated with service of the house.
Senses in use
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Service directed to gods or a ruler · dominant
The plural participles in Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:17, and Daniel 3:18 occur in statements about serving gods, while Daniel 3:28 contrasts serving another god with loyalty to one's own God. The plural imperfects in Daniel 7:14 and Daniel 7:27 describe peoples or dominions serving the recipient of an everlasting kingdom; in Daniel 7:14 the APB renders the clause “all peoples, nations, and languages were to serve him.”
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People serving a house · occasional
In Ezra 7:24, the masculine plural construct participle occurs among the groups on whom tax, tribute, and toll are not to be imposed, including “the servants of this house” in the APB. The clause supports an identification of persons in service connected with the house, though the translation does not mark the term word-for-word.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:28, Daniel 7:14, and Daniel 7:27, the APB presents the relevant clauses with “serve.” In Ezra 7:24 it includes “the servants of this house,”.