Berean Standard Bible
Daniel 3:6-26
6And whoeverוּמַן־ דִּי־u.man- di-H4479H1768does notלָ֥אla'H3809fall downיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֑דve.yis.GudH5457will immediatelyשַׁעֲתָ֣אsha.'a.Ta'H8160be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֔אyit.re.Me'H7412intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.”
7Thereforeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֡הko.Vel de.NahH3606H6903H1836,as soon asזִמְנָ֡א כְּדִ֣יzim.Na' ke.DiH2166H1768allH3606the peopleעַמְמַיָּ֡א'a.mai.Ya'H5972heardשָֽׁמְעִ֣יןsha.me.'InH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָא֩kar.Na'H7162,fluteמַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜אmash.Ro.ki.Ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֤וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreשַׂבְּכָא֙sa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְּסַנְטֵרִ֔יןpe.san.te.RinH6460,and allH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170,the peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֜א'a.mai.Ya'H5972of everyH3606nationאֻמַיָּ֣א'u.mai.Ya'H524and languageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961would fall downנָֽפְלִ֨יןna.fe.LinH5308and worshipסָֽגְדִין֙sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722statueלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatדִּ֥יdiH1768Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020had set upהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966.
8H3606קֳבֵ֤לko.VelH6903At this timeדְּנָה֙ זִמְנָ֔אde.Nah zim.Na'H1836H2166some astrologersכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןkas.da.'InH3779came forwardקְרִ֖בוּ גֻּבְרִ֣יןke.Ri.vu guv.RinH7127H1400and maliciouslyוַאֲכַ֥לוּva.'a.Kha.luH399accusedקַרְצֵיה֖וֹן דִּ֥יkar.tzei.Hon diH7170H1768the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,
10Youאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430,have issuedשָׂ֣מְתָּSa.me.taH7761a decreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942thatדִּ֣יdiH1768everyoneכָל־ אֱנָ֡שׁkhol- 'e.NashH3606H606whoדִּֽי־di-H1768hearsיִשְׁמַ֡עyish.Ma'H8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֨וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreשַׂבְּכָ֤אsa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְסַנְתֵּרִין֙fe.san.te.RinH6460,pipesוְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הve.si.po.ne.yahH5481,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170must fall downיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֖דve.yis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722statueלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755,
12But there areאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383someגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Jewsיְהוּדָאיִ֗ן דִּֽי־ye.hu.da.Yin di-H3062H1768you have appointedמַנִּ֤יתָ יָתְהוֹן֙ma.Ni.ta ya.te.hOnH4483H3487to manageעַל־ עֲבִידַת֙'al- 'a.vi.DatH5922H5673the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895—Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abednegoגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H5665H1400—whoאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479have ignoredלָא־ שָׂ֨מֽוּ עֲלָ֤ךְla'- Sa.mu a.la.yikhH3809H7761H5922youטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,and have refused toלָ֣אla'H3809serveפָלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426or worshipסָגְדִֽין׃ סsa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755דִּ֥יdiH1768you have set upהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966לָ֥אla'H3809.”
13Thenבֵּאדַ֤יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,furiousוַחֲמָ֔הva.cha.MahH2528with rageבִּרְגַ֣זbir.GazH7266,summonedאֲמַר֙ לְהַיְתָיָ֔ה'a.Mar le.hay.ta.YahH560H858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665.Soבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were broughtהֵיתָ֖יוּhei.Ta.yuH858beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430,
14עָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to them, “Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665,is it trueהַצְדָּ֕אhatz.Da'H6656that you do notלָ֤א אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙la' 'i.tei.khOnH3809H383serveפָּֽלְחִ֔יןpa.le.ChinH6399my godsלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426or worshipסָֽגְדִֽין׃Sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥יda.ha.Va' diH1722H1768statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755I have set upהֲקֵ֖ימֶת לָ֥אha.Kei.met la'H6966H3809?
15Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705whenבְעִדָּנָ֡אve.'i.da.Na'H1768H5732you hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אmash.ro.ki.Ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֣וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreשַׂבְּכָ֡אsa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩pe.san.te.RinH6460,pipesוְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜הve.su.me.Po.ne.YahH5481,and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֗אze.ma.Ra'H2170,ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006you areאִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן'i.tei.KhonH383readyעֲתִידִ֗ין'a.ti.DinH6263to fall downתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308and worshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ve.tis.ge.DunH5457the statueלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755H1768I have madeעַבְדֵת֒'av.DetH5648, very good.But ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2006you refuseלָ֣אla'H3809to worshipתִסְגְּד֔וּןtis.ge.DunH5457,you will be thrownתִתְרְמ֔וֹןtit.re.MonH7412at onceשַׁעֲתָ֣הsha.'a.Tah'H8160intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּ֑אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.Then whatוּמַן־u.man-H4479godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426will be ableה֣וּאhu'H1932H1768to deliver youיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804fromמִן־min-H4481my handsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?”
16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abednegoוְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.RinH5665H560repliedעֲנ֗וֹa.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'H3809H383serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.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.MarH6032H560to heatלְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'H228the furnaceלְאַתּוּנָ֔א חַ֨ד־le.'a.tu.Na' Chad-H861H2298seven timesשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7655hotterעַ֛ל'alH5922thanדִּ֥יdiH1768usualחֲזֵ֖ה לְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃cha.Zeh le.me.ze.YehH2370H228,
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.LekhH479H1400were 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.MonH6992H1994theאִלֵּ֗ךְ'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.VahH4430H8429Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020jumped upוְקָ֣םve.KamH6966in amazementבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927and askedעָנֵ֨ה וְאָמַ֜ר'a.Neh ve.'a.MarH6032H560his 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.RinH6032H560מַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.
25“Lookעָנֵ֣ה הָֽא־'a.Neh ha'-H1888H6032!”he exclaimedוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560. “Iאֲנָ֨ה'a.NahH576seeחָזֵ֜הcha.ZehH2370fourאַרְבְּעָ֗ה'ar.be.'AhH703menגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400,unboundשְׁרַ֙יִן֙she.Ra.yinH8271and unharmedוַחֲבָ֖ל לָא־ אִיתַ֣יva.cha.Val la'- 'i.TaiH2257H3809H383,walking aroundמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981inבְּגֽוֹא־be.goy'-H1459the fireנוּרָ֔אnu.Ra'H5135—and the fourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.ya'H7244looksוְרֵוֵהּ֙ דִּ֣יve.re.Veh diH7299H1768likeדָּמֵ֖הda.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.NehH861H6032and called outוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, “Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֨ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֧ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665,servantsעַבְד֛וֹהִי דִּֽי־av.Do.hi di-H5649H1768of the Most Highעִלָּאָ֖הi.la.ya'H5943Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426,come outפֻּ֣קוּ וֶאֱת֑וֹPu.ku ve.'e.ToH5312H858!”Soבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665came outנָֽפְקִ֗יןna.fe.KinH5312ofמִן־ גּ֥וֹאmin- Go'H4481H1459the fireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135,
Commentaries on Daniel 3
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
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- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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