King James Version

Daniel 3:13-30

13Thenבֵּאדַ֤יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020in hisrageבִּרְגַ֣זbir.GazH7266and furyוַחֲמָ֔הva.cha.MahH2528commandedאֲמַר֙'a.MarH560to bringלְהַיְתָיָ֔הle.hay.ta.YahH858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665.Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116they broughtהֵיתָ֖יוּhei.Ta.yuH858theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

14Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020spakeעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560unto them, Is ittrueהַצְדָּ֕אhatz.Da'H6656,O Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,do notלָ֤אla'H3809yeאִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙'i.tei.khOnH383serveפָּֽלְחִ֔יןpa.le.ChinH6399my godsלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426,norלָ֥אla'H3809worshipסָֽגְדִֽין׃Sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755which I have setהֲקֵ֖ימֶתha.Kei.metH6966up?

15Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006ye beאִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן'i.tei.KhonH383readyעֲתִידִ֗ין'a.ti.DinH6263that at what timeבְעִדָּנָ֡אve.'i.da.Na'H5732ye hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the cornetקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אmash.ro.ki.Ta'H4953,harpקַתְר֣וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,sackbutשַׂבְּכָ֡אsa.be.Kha'H5443,psalteryפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩pe.san.te.RinH6460,and dulcimerוְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜הve.su.me.Po.ne.YahH5481,and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musickזְמָרָ֗אze.ma.Ra'H2170,ye fall downתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308and worshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ve.tis.ge.DunH5457the imageלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755which I have madeעַבְדֵת֒'av.DetH5648; well:but ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2006ye worshipתִסְגְּד֔וּןtis.ge.DunH5457notלָ֣אla'H3809,ye shall be castתִתְרְמ֔וֹןtit.re.MonH7412the same hourשַׁעֲתָ֣הsha.'a.Tah'H8160into the midstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of a burningיָקִֽדְתָּ֑אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861;and whoוּמַן־u.man-H4479isthat Godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426that shall deliverיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804you out ofמִן־min-H4481my handsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?

16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,answeredעֲנ֗וֹa.NoH6032and saidוְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.RinH560to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430,O Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,weאֲנַ֧חְנָה'a.Nach.nahH586arenotלָֽא־la'-H3809carefulחַשְׁחִ֨יןchash.ChinH2818to answerלַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃la.ha.ta.vu.TakhH8421thee inעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֛הde.NahH1836matterפִּתְגָ֖םpit.GamH6600.

17Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006it be so,our Godאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whom weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399isאִיתַ֗י'i.TaiH383ableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202to deliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804us fromH4481the burningיָקִֽדְתָּ֛אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֧אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861,andH4481he will deliverיְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804usout ofH4481thine handיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028,O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430.

18But ifוְהֵ֣ןve.HenH2006notלָ֔אLa'H3809,be itלֶהֱוֵא־le.he.ve'-H1934knownיְדִ֥יעַye.Di.a'H3046unto thee, O kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,that we willאִיתַ֣נָא'i.tay.na'H383notלָא־la'-H3809serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399thy godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426,norלָ֥אla'H3809worshipנִסְגֻּֽד׃ סnis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755which thou hast set upהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966.

19Thenבֵּאדַ֨יִןbe.Da.yinH116was Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020fullהִתְמְלִ֣יhit.me.LiH4391of furyחֱמָ֗אche.Ma'H2528,and the formוּצְלֵ֤םu.tze.LemH6755of his visageאַנְפּ֙וֹהִי֙'an.Po.hiH600was changedאֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔י'esh.ta.nuH8133againstעַל־'al-H5922Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665: thereforehe spakeעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032,and commandedוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH560that they should heatלְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'H228the furnaceלְאַתּוּנָ֔אle.'a.tu.Na'H861oneחַ֨ד־Chad-H2298seven timesשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7655moreעַ֛ל'alH5922thanדִּ֥יdiH1768it was wontחֲזֵ֖הcha.ZehH2370to be heatedלְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃le.me.ze.YehH228.

20And he commandedאֲמַר֙'a.MarH560the mostחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2429mightyגִּבָּֽרֵי־gi.ba.rei-H1401menוּלְגֻבְרִ֤יןu.le.guv.RinH1400that werein his armyבְחַיְלֵ֔הּve.chay.LehH2429to bindלְכַפָּתָ֔הle.kha.pa.TahH3729Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665, andto castלְמִרְמֵ֕אle.mir.Me'H7412theminto the burningיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceלְאַתּ֥וּןle.'a.TunH861.

21Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116theseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were boundכְּפִ֙תוּ֙ke.Fi.tuH3729in their coatsבְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙be.sar.ba.lei.hOnH5622,their hosenפַּטְּשֵׁיה֔וֹןpa.ti.shei.honH6361,and their hatsוְכַרְבְּלָתְה֖וֹןve.khar.be.la.te.HonH3737, and their othergarmentsוּלְבֻשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.le.vu.shei.HonH3831,and were castוּרְמִ֕יוu.re.MivH7412into the midstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the burningיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

22Thereforeקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903 H3606becauseדְּנָ֗ה מִן־de.Nah min-H1836 H4481the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandmentמִלַּ֤תmi.LatH4406was urgentמַחְצְפָ֔הmach.tze.FahH2685,and the furnaceוְאַתּוּנָ֖אve.'a.tu.Na'H861exceedingיַתִּ֑ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493hotאֵזֵ֣ה'e.ZehH228,the flameשְׁבִיבָ֖אshe.vi.Va'H7631of the fireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135slewקַטִּ֣לka.TilH6992thoseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣א הִמּ֔וֹןguv.rai.Ya' hi.MonH1994 H1400that took upהַסִּ֙קוּ֙ha.Si.kuH5267Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665.

23And theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479threeתְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹןte.La.te.HonH8532menוְגֻבְרַיָּ֤אve.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,fell downנְפַ֛לוּne.Fa.luH5308boundמְכַפְּתִֽין׃ פme.kha.pe.TinH3729into the midstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the burningיָֽקִדְתָּ֖אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֥אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּוּן־'a.tun-H861.

24Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430was astoniedתְּוַ֖הּte.VahH8429,and rose upוְקָ֣םve.KamH6966in hasteבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927, andspakeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032,and saidוְאָמַ֜רve.'a.MarH560unto his counsellorsלְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִיle.ha.da.ve.Ro.hiH1907,Did notהֲלָא֩ha.La'H3809we castרְמֵ֤ינָאre.Mei.na'H7412threeתְּלָתָ֜אte.la.Ta'H8532menגֻבְרִ֨יןguv.RinH1400boundמְכַפְּתִ֔יןme.kha.pe.TinH3729into the midstלְגוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the fireנוּרָא֙nu.Ra'H5135?They answeredעָנַ֤יִן'a.Na.yinH6032and saidוְאָמְרִין֙ve.'a.me.RinH560unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430,Trueיַצִּיבָ֖אya.tzi.Va'H3330,O kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

25He answeredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Loהָֽא־ha'-H1888,Iאֲנָ֨ה'a.NahH576seeחָזֵ֜הcha.ZehH2370fourאַרְבְּעָ֗ה'ar.be.'AhH703menגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400looseשְׁרַ֙יִן֙she.Ra.yinH8271,walkingמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981in the midstבְּגֽוֹא־be.goy'-H1459of the fireנוּרָ֔אnu.Ra'H5135,and they haveאִיתַ֣י'i.TaiH383noלָא־la'-H3809hurtוַחֲבָ֖לva.cha.ValH2257;and the formוְרֵוֵהּ֙ve.re.VehH7299of the fourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.ya'H7244is likeדָּמֵ֖הda.MehH1821the Sonלְבַר־le.var-H1247of Godאֱלָהִֽין׃ ס'e.la.HinH426.

26Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020came nearקְרֵ֣בke.RevH7127to the mouthלִתְרַע֮lit.Ra'H8651of the burningיָקִֽדְתָּא֒ya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֣אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֣וּן'a.TunH861, andspakeעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032,and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֨ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֧ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,ye servantsעַבְד֛וֹהִיav.Do.hiH5649of the most highעִלָּאָ֖הi.la.ya'H5943Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426,come forthפֻּ֣קוּPu.kuH5312,and comeוֶאֱת֑וֹve.'e.ToH858hither.Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,came forthנָֽפְקִ֗יןna.fe.KinH5312ofמִן־min-H4481the midstגּ֥וֹאGo'H1459of the fireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135.

27And the princesאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,governorsסִגְנַיָּ֣אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,and captainsוּפַחֲוָתָא֮u.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,and the king’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430counsellorsוְהַדָּבְרֵ֣יve.ha.da.ve.ReiH1907,being gathered togetherוּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁיןU.mit.ka.ne.shinH3673,sawחָזַ֣יִןcha.Za.yinH2370theseאִלֵּ֡ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֣אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,upon whose bodiesבְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbe.gesh.me.HonH1655the fireנוּרָ֜אnu.Ra'H5135had noלָֽא־la'-H3809powerשְׁלֵ֨טshe.LetH7981,norלָ֣אla'H3809was an hairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of their headרֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙re.she.hOnH7217singedהִתְחָרַ֔ךְhit.cha.RakhH2761,neitherלָ֣אla'H3809were their coatsוְסָרְבָּלֵיה֖וֹןve.sa.re.ba.lei.HonH5622changedשְׁנ֑וֹshe.NoH8133,norלָ֥אla'H3809the smellוְרֵ֣יחַve.Rei.achH7382of fireנ֔וּרNurH5135had passedעֲדָ֖ת'a.DatH5709on them.

28ThenNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020spakeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032,and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Blessedבְּרִ֤יךְbe.RikhH1289bethe Godאֱלָהֲהוֹן֙'e.la.ha.hOnH426of Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,who hath sentשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7972his angelמַלְאֲכֵהּ֙mal.'a.KhehH4398,and deliveredוְשֵׁיזִ֣בve.shei.ZivH7804his servantsלְעַבְד֔וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649that trustedהִתְרְחִ֖צוּhit.re.Chi.tzuH7365in himעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922,and have changedשַׁנִּ֔יוsha.NivH8133the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430wordוּמִלַּ֤תu.mi.LatH4406,and yieldedוִיהַ֣בוּvi.Ha.vuH3052their bodiesגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןgesh.mei.honH1655,that they might notלָֽא־la'-H3809serveיִפְלְח֤וּןyif.le.ChunH6399norוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809worshipיִסְגְּדוּן֙yis.ge.DunH5457anyלְכָל־le.kholH3606godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426,exceptלָהֵ֖ןla.HenH3861their own Godלֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃le.La.ha.HonH426.

29Therefore IH4481makeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,That everyH3606peopleעַ֨ם'amH5972,nationאֻמָּ֜ה'u.MahH524,and languageוְלִשָּׁ֗ןve.li.ShanH3961,which speakיֵאמַ֤רye.MarH560any thing amissשָׁלוּ֙she.lahH7955 H7960againstעַ֣ל'alH5922the Godאֱלָהֲה֗וֹן'e.la.ha.HonH426of Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,shall be cutיִתְעֲבֵ֔דyit.'a.VedH5648in piecesהַדָּמִ֣יןha.da.MinH1917,and their housesוּבַיְתֵ֖הּu.vay.TehH1005shall be madeיִשְׁתַּוֵּ֑הyish.ta.VehH7739a dunghillנְוָלִ֣יne.va.LiH5122:becauseקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH3606 H6903there isאִיתַי֙'i.TaiH383noלָ֤אla'H3809otherאָחֳרָ֔ן'o.cho.RanH321Godאֱלָ֣ה'e.LahH426that canיִכֻּ֥לyi.KulH3202deliverלְהַצָּלָ֖הle.ha.tza.LahH5338after thisכִּדְנָֽה׃kid.NahH1836sort.

30Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430promotedהַצְלַ֛חhatz.LachH6744Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,in the provinceבִּמְדִינַ֥תbim.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ פba.VelH895.

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