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Daniel 3:1-23

1Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430madeanimageצְלֵ֣םtze.LemH6755ofgoldדְהַ֔בde.HavH1722,whoseheightרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314wassixtyשִׁתִּ֔יןshi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521, [and] its breadthsixשִׁ֑תShitH8353cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521;hesetאֲקִימֵהּ֙'a.ki.MehH6966it upintheplainofDura,intheprovinceבִּמְדִינַ֖תbim.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895.

2AndNebuchadnezzarוּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רu.ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'H4430senttogather togetherthesatrapsלַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,theprefectsסִגְנַיָּ֣אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,andthegovernorsוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,thejudges,thetreasurers,thecounsellors,thejustices,andalltherulersoftheprovincesH4083,tocomeלְמֵתֵא֙le.me.Te'H858tothededicationלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תla.cha.nu.KatH2597oftheimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.

3Thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116thesatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,theprefectsסִגְנַיָּ֣אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,andthegovernorsוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,thejudges,thetreasurers,thecounsellors,thejustices,andalltherulersoftheprovincesH4083,weregatheredמִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡יןmit.ka.ne.ShinH3673together untothededicationלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תla.cha.nu.KatH2597oftheimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up;andtheystoodוְקָֽיְמִין֙ve.ka.'a.minH6966beforetheimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.

4Andtheheraldcriedaloud,Toyou itiscommanded, [O]peoplesH5972,nationsH524,andlanguages,

5thatatwhattimeבְּעִדָּנָ֡אbe.'i.da.Na'H5732yehearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086thesoundofthecornet, pipe, lute, sambuca,psaltery,bagpipe,andallkindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusic, yefallתִּפְּל֤וּןti.pe.LunH5308downH5308andworshipthegoldenimageלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hathsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up;

6andwhosoever dothnotfallיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308downH5308andworshipshallthatsame hourbecastintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofa burning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

7Thereforeatthattimeזִמְנָ֡אzim.Na'H2166whenallthepeoplesH5972heardשָֽׁמְעִ֣יןsha.me.'InH8086thesoundofthecornet, pipe, lute, sambuca,psaltery,andallkindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusic,allthepeoplesH5972,thenationsאֻמַיָּ֣א'u.mai.Ya'H524,andthelanguagesfellH5308downנָֽפְלִ֨יןna.fe.LinH5308[and] worshippedthegoldenimageלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.

8Whereupon atthattimeזִמְנָ֔אzim.Na'H2166certainChaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןkas.da.'InH3779camenear,andaccusedtheJewsיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062.

9Theyspokeandsaidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560tothekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020, Okingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!

10Thou, Okingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430, hastmadeH7761adecreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,thateverymanH606thatshallhearיִשְׁמַ֡עyish.Ma'H8086thesoundofthecornet, pipe, lute, sambuca,psaltery,andbagpipe,andallkindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusic,shallfallיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308downH5308andworshipthegoldenimageלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755;

11and[that] whosoever dothnotfallיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308downH5308andworship,shallbecastintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofa burning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

12TherearecertainJewsH3062whomthou hastappointedמַנִּ֤יתָma.Ni.taH4483overtheadministrationעֲבִידַת֙'a.vi.DatH5673oftheprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895:Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665:thesemenH1400, Okingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430, regard theenot;theyservenotthygodsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426,norworshipthegoldenimageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755thatthou hastsetהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966up.

13Thenבֵּאדַ֤יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020inrageandfurycommandedtobringH858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665.Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116werethesemenH1400broughtH858beforethekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

14Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020spokeandsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560untothem,Isitofpurpose,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665,thatyeservenotmygodלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426,norworshipthegoldenimageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755thatIhavesetהֲקֵ֖ימֶתha.Kei.metH6966up?

15Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705ifyebereadyatthetimeבְעִדָּנָ֡אve.'i.da.Na'H5732thatyehearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086thesoundofthecornet, pipe, lute, sambuca,psaltery,andbagpipe,andallkindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusic,tofallתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308downH5308andworshiptheimageלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755thatIhavemade, [well]:butifyeworshipnot, yeshallbecastthatsame hourintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofaburning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861:andwhoistheGodאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426thatshalldeliverיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804yououtofmyhandsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?

16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665answeredandsaidוְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.RinH560tothekingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430, ONebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,wehavenoneedtoanswertheeinthismatter.

17Ifitbe[so], ourGodאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whomweserveisableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202todeliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804usfromtheburning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861,andhewilldeliverיְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804[us] outofthyhandיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028, Okingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430.

18Butifnot,beitknownH3046unto thee, Okingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,thatwewillnotservethygodsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426,norworshipthegoldenimageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755thatthou hastsetהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966up.

19Thenבֵּאדַ֨יִןbe.Da.yinH116wasNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020fulloffury,andtheformofhisvisagewaschangedH8133againstShadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665.Hespoke,andcommandedthattheyshouldheatלְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'H228thefurnaceלְאַתּוּנָ֔אle.'a.tu.Na'H861sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7655timesmorethanitwaswonttobeheatedלְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃le.me.ze.YehH228.

20Andhecommandedthemost mightymenH1400thatwereinhisarmyH2429tobindShadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665,andcastthemintotheburning fieryfurnaceלְאַתּ֥וּןle.'a.TunH861.

21Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116thesemenH1400wereboundin their hosen, their tunics,andtheir cloaks,andtheir garments,andwerecastintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459oftheburning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

22Forasmuchastheking's commandmentwasrigorous,andthefurnaceוְאַתּוּנָ֖אve.'a.tu.Na'H861exceedinghot,theflameofthefireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135slewthosemenH1400thathadtakenupShadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665.

23Andthesethreeתְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹןte.La.te.HonH8532menH1400,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665,fellH5308downH5308boundintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofthe burning fieryfurnaceאַתּוּן־'a.tun-H861.

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