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Daniel 3:16-30

16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abednegoוְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.RinH5665 H560repliedעֲנ֗וֹa.NoH6032to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430, “O Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,weאֲנַ֧חְנָה'a.Nach.nahH586haveלָֽא־la'-H3809no needחַשְׁחִ֨יןchash.ChinH2818to answer youלַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃la.ha.ta.vu.TakhH8421inעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֛הde.NahH1836matterפִּתְגָ֖םpit.GamH6600.

17Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006the Godאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whomדִּֽי־di-H1768weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399existsאִיתַ֗י'i.TaiH383,then He is ableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202to deliver usלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804fromמִן־min-H4481the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּ֛אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֧אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861and fromוּמִן־u.min-H4481your handיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028,O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430יְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804.

18But even ifוְהֵ֣ןve.HenH2006He does notלָ֔אLa'H3809,let itלֶהֱוֵא־le.he.ve'-H1934be knownיְדִ֥יעַye.Di.a'H3046to you,O kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,thatדִּ֤יdiH1768we will notלָא־ אִיתַ֣נָאla'- 'i.tay.na'H3809 H383serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426or worshipנִסְגֻּֽד׃ סnis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755דִּ֥יdiH1768you have set upהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966לָ֥אla'H3809.”

19At thisבֵּאדַ֨יִןbe.Da.yinH116,Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020was filledהִתְמְלִ֣יhit.me.LiH4391with rageחֱמָ֗אche.Ma'H2528,and the expressionוּצְלֵ֤םu.tze.LemH6755on his faceאַנְפּ֙וֹהִי֙'an.Po.hiH600changedאֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔י'esh.ta.nuH8133towardעַל־'al-H5922Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665.He gave ordersעָנֵ֤ה וְאָמַר֙'a.Neh ve.'a.MarH6032 H560to heatלְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'H228the furnaceלְאַתּוּנָ֔א חַ֨ד־le.'a.tu.Na' Chad-H861 H2298seven timesשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7655hotterעַ֛ל'alH5922thanדִּ֥יdiH1768usualחֲזֵ֖ה לְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃cha.Zeh le.me.ze.YehH2370 H228,

20וּלְגֻבְרִ֤יןu.le.guv.RinH1400and he commandedאֲמַר֙'a.MarH560somemighty menגִּבָּֽרֵי־gi.ba.rei-H1401of valorחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2429דִּ֣יdiH1768in his armyבְחַיְלֵ֔הּve.chay.LehH2429to tie upלְכַפָּתָ֔הle.kha.pa.TahH3729Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665and throw themלְמִרְמֵ֕אle.mir.Me'H7412into the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceלְאַתּ֥וּןle.'a.TunH861.

21Soבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116theyגֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ךְguv.rai.Ya' 'i.LekhH479 H1400were tied upכְּפִ֙תוּ֙ke.Fi.tuH3729,wearing robesבְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙be.sar.ba.lei.hOnH5622,trousersפַּטְּשֵׁיה֔וֹןpa.ti.shei.honH6361,turbansוְכַרְבְּלָתְה֖וֹןve.khar.be.la.te.HonH3737,and other clothesוּלְבֻשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.le.vu.shei.HonH3831,and they were thrownוּרְמִ֕יוu.re.MivH7412intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

22H3606קֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903דְּנָ֗הde.NahH1836מִן־min-H4481דִּ֞יdiH1768The king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandמִלַּ֤תmi.LatH4406was so urgentמַחְצְפָ֔הmach.tze.FahH2685and the furnaceוְאַתּוּנָ֖אve.'a.tu.Na'H861soיַתִּ֑ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493hotאֵזֵ֣ה'e.ZehH228that the fieryנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135flamesשְׁבִיבָ֖אshe.vi.Va'H7631דִּ֤יdiH1768killedקַטִּ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹןka.Til hi.MonH6992 H1994theאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoדִּ֥יdiH1768carried upH5559Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and AbednegoH5665.

23And theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479threeתְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹןte.La.te.HonH8532menוְגֻבְרַיָּ֤אve.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665,firmly boundמְכַפְּתִֽין׃ פme.kha.pe.TinH3729,fellנְפַ֛לוּne.Fa.luH5308intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָֽקִדְתָּ֖אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֥אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּוּן־'a.tun-H861.

24Suddenlyאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Kingמַלְכָּ֔א תְּוַ֖הּmal.Ka' te.VahH4430 H8429Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020jumped upוְקָ֣םve.KamH6966in amazementבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927and askedעָנֵ֨ה וְאָמַ֜ר'a.Neh ve.'a.MarH6032 H560his advisersלְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִיle.ha.da.ve.Ro.hiH1907, “Did we notהֲלָא֩ha.La'H3809throwרְמֵ֤ינָאre.Mei.na'H7412threeתְּלָתָ֜אte.la.Ta'H8532menגֻבְרִ֨יןguv.RinH1400,firmly boundמְכַפְּתִ֔יןme.kha.pe.TinH3729,intoלְגוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the fireנוּרָא֙nu.Ra'H5135?” “Certainlyיַצִּיבָ֖אya.tzi.Va'H3330,O kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430,”they repliedעָנַ֤יִן וְאָמְרִין֙'a.Na.yin ve.'a.me.RinH6032 H560מַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

25“Lookעָנֵ֣ה הָֽא־'a.Neh ha'-H1888 H6032!”he exclaimedוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560. “Iאֲנָ֨ה'a.NahH576seeחָזֵ֜הcha.ZehH2370fourאַרְבְּעָ֗ה'ar.be.'AhH703menגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400,unboundשְׁרַ֙יִן֙she.Ra.yinH8271and unharmedוַחֲבָ֖ל לָא־ אִיתַ֣יva.cha.Val la'- 'i.TaiH2257 H3809 H383,walking aroundמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981inבְּגֽוֹא־be.goy'-H1459the fireנוּרָ֔אnu.Ra'H5135—and the fourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.ya'H7244looksוְרֵוֵהּ֙ דִּ֣יve.re.Veh diH7299 H1768likeדָּמֵ֖הda.MehH1821a sonלְבַר־le.var-H1247of the godsאֱלָהִֽין׃ ס'e.la.HinH426!”

26Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020approachedקְרֵ֣בke.RevH7127the doorלִתְרַע֮lit.Ra'H8651of the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּא֒ya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֣אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֣וּן עָנֵ֣ה'a.Tun 'a.NehH861 H6032and called outוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, “Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֨ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֧ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665,servantsעַבְד֛וֹהִי דִּֽי־av.Do.hi di-H5649 H1768of the Most Highעִלָּאָ֖הi.la.ya'H5943Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426,come outפֻּ֣קוּ וֶאֱת֑וֹPu.ku ve.'e.ToH5312 H858!”Soבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665came outנָֽפְקִ֗יןna.fe.KinH5312ofמִן־ גּ֥וֹאmin- Go'H4481 H1459the fireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135,

27and when the satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֣אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,governorsוּפַחֲוָתָא֮u.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,and royalמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430advisersוְהַדָּבְרֵ֣יve.ha.da.ve.ReiH1907had gathered aroundוּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁיןU.mit.ka.ne.shinH3673,they sawחָזַ֣יִןcha.Za.yinH2370that the fireנוּרָ֜אnu.Ra'H5135had noלָֽא־la'-H3809effectשְׁלֵ֨טshe.LetH7981on the bodiesבְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbe.gesh.me.HonH1655of theseאִלֵּ֡ךְ דִּי֩'i.Lekh diH479 H1768menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֣אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400.Notלָ֣אla'H3809a hairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of their headsרֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙re.she.hOnH7217was singedהִתְחָרַ֔ךְhit.cha.RakhH2761,their robesוְסָרְבָּלֵיה֖וֹןve.sa.re.ba.lei.HonH5622were unaffectedלָ֣א שְׁנ֑וֹla' she.NoH3809 H8133,and there was noלָ֥א עֲדָ֖תla' 'a.DatH3809 H5709smellוְרֵ֣יחַve.Rei.achH7382of fireנ֔וּרNurH5135on them.

28Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר וְאָמַ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar ve.'a.MarH5020 H560declaredעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “Blessedבְּרִ֤יךְbe.RikhH1289be the Godאֱלָהֲהוֹן֙'e.la.ha.hOnH426ofדִּֽי־di-H1768Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and AbednegoH5665,who has sentשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7972His angelמַלְאֲכֵהּ֙mal.'a.KhehH4398and deliveredוְשֵׁיזִ֣בve.shei.ZivH7804His servantsדִּֽי־ לְעַבְד֔וֹהִיdi- le.'av.Do.hiH5649 H1768whoדִּ֥יdiH1768trustedהִתְרְחִ֖צוּhit.re.Chi.tzuH7365in Himעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922.They violatedשַׁנִּ֔יו וִיהַ֣בוּsha.Niv vi.Ha.vuH8133 H3052the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandוּמִלַּ֤תu.mi.LatH4406and risked their livesגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹן דִּ֠י לָֽא־gesh.mei.hon di la'-H1655 H1768 H3809rather than serveיִפְלְח֤וּן וְלָֽא־yif.le.Chun ve.la'-H6399 H3809or worshipיִסְגְּדוּן֙yis.ge.DunH5457anyלְכָל־le.kholH3606godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426exceptלָהֵ֖ןla.HenH3861their own Godלֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃le.La.ha.HonH426.

29Therefore Idecreeשִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒sim te.'EmH7761 H2942thatדִּי֩diH1768the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5972of anyH3606nationאֻמָּ֜ה'u.MahH524or languageוְלִשָּׁ֗ןve.li.ShanH3961whoדִּֽי־di-H1768sayיֵאמַ֤רye.MarH560anything offensiveH7955againstעַ֣ל'alH5922the Godאֱלָהֲה֗וֹן'e.la.ha.HonH426ofדִּֽי־di-H1768Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and AbednegoH5665will be cutיִתְעֲבֵ֔דyit.'a.VedH5648into piecesהַדָּמִ֣יןha.da.MinH1917and their housesוּבַיְתֵ֖הּu.vay.TehH1005reducedיִשְׁתַּוֵּ֑הyish.ta.VehH7739 H3606to rubbleנְוָלִ֣יne.va.LiH5122.Forקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֣יko.Vel diH6903 H1768there isאִיתַי֙'i.TaiH383noלָ֤אla'H3809otherאָחֳרָ֔ן'o.cho.RanH321godאֱלָ֣ה'e.LahH426whoדִּֽי־di-H1768canיִכֻּ֥לyi.KulH3202deliverלְהַצָּלָ֖הle.ha.tza.LahH5338in this wayכִּדְנָֽה׃kid.NahH1836.”

30Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430promotedהַצְלַ֛חhatz.LachH6744Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665in the provinceבִּמְדִינַ֥תbim.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ פba.VelH895.

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