New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 3:8-23
8For thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836reasonקֳבֵ֤לko.VelH3606H6903at that timeזִמְנָ֔אzim.Na'H2166certainגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןkas.da.'InH3779cameH7127forwardH7127andbroughtוַאֲכַ֥לוּva.'a.Kha.luH399chargesקַרְצֵיה֖וֹןkar.tzei.HonH7170againstדִּ֥יdiH1768the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062.
10You, O kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430, havemadeשָׂ֣מְתָּSa.me.taH7761a decreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942that everyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606whoH1768hearsיִשְׁמַ֡עyish.Ma'H8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,lyreקַתְר֨וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,trigonשַׂבְּכָ֤אsa.be.Kha'H5443,psalteryפְסַנְתֵּרִין֙fe.san.te.RinH6460,and bagpipeוְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הve.si.po.ne.yahH5481and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170, is tofallיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308downH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֖דve.yis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722imageלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755.
12Thereאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383are certainגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Jewsיְהוּדָאיִ֗ןye.hu.da.YinH3062whomדִּֽי־di-H1768you haveappointedמַנִּ֤יתָma.Ni.taH4483overעַל־'al-H5922the administrationעֲבִידַת֙'a.vi.DatH5673of the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895, namelyShadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336and Abed-negoH5665.Theseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,have disregardedשָׂ֨מֽוּ עֲלָ֤ךְ טְעֵ֔םSa.mu a.la.yikh te.'EmH3809H7761H5922H2942you; they do not serveפָלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426or worshipסָגְדִֽין׃ סsa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755whichדִּ֥יdiH1768you have setהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966up.”
13Thenבֵּאדַ֤יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020inrageבִּרְגַ֣זbir.GazH7266and angerוַחֲמָ֔הva.cha.MahH2528gaveH560ordersH560to bringלְהַיְתָיָ֔הle.hay.ta.YahH858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336and Abed-negoH5665;thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were broughtהֵיתָ֖יוּhei.Ta.yuH858beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.
14Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020respondedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to them, “Is it trueהַצְדָּ֕אhatz.Da'H6656,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336and Abed-negoH5665,that you doאִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙'i.tei.khOnH383not serveפָּֽלְחִ֔יןpa.le.ChinH6399my godsלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426or worshipסָֽגְדִֽין׃Sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755that I have setהֲקֵ֖ימֶתha.Kei.metH6966up?
15Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006you are readyעֲתִידִ֗ין'a.ti.DinH6263,at the momentבְעִדָּנָ֡אve.'i.da.Na'H5732you hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אmash.ro.ki.Ta'H4953,lyreקַתְר֣וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,trigonשַׂבְּכָ֡אsa.be.Kha'H5443,psalteryפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩pe.san.te.RinH6460and bagpipeוְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜הve.su.me.Po.ne.YahH5481and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֗אze.ma.Ra'H2170,to fallתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308downH5308and worshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ve.tis.ge.DunH5457the imageלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755that I have madeעַבְדֵת֒'av.DetH5648, very well.But ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2006you do not worshipתִסְגְּד֔וּןtis.ge.DunH5457, you willimmediatelyשַׁעֲתָ֣הsha.'a.Tah'H8160becastתִתְרְמ֔וֹןtit.re.MonH7412into the midstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of a furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּ֑אya.kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135; andwhatוּמַן־u.man-H4479godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426is there whoH1768can deliverיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804you out of my handsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?”
16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336and Abed-negoH5665repliedעֲנ֗וֹa.NoH6032to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430, “O Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,we do not needחַשְׁחִ֨יןchash.ChinH2818to giveלַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃la.ha.ta.vu.TakhH8421you an answerH6600concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֛הde.NahH1836matterH6600.
17Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006it be so, ourGodאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whomדִּֽי־di-H1768we serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399is ableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202to deliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804us from the furnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּ֛אya.kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֧אnu.Ra'H5135; andHe will deliverיְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804us out of your handיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028,O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430.
18But evenifוְהֵ֣ןve.HenH2006He does not,let it be knownיְדִ֥יעַye.Di.a'H3046to you, O kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,that we are not going to serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426or worshipנִסְגֻּֽד׃ סnis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755that you have setהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966up.”
19Thenבֵּאדַ֨יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020was filledהִתְמְלִ֣יhit.me.LiH4391withwrathחֱמָ֗אche.Ma'H2528,and his facialאַנְפּ֙וֹהִי֙'an.Po.hiH600expressionוּצְלֵ֤םu.tze.LemH6755was alteredאֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔י'esh.ta.nuH8133towardH5922Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336and Abed-negoH5665.He answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032by givingH560ordersH560to heatלְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'H228the furnaceלְאַתּוּנָ֔אle.'a.tu.Na'H861sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7655timesחַ֨ד־Chad-H2298moreH5922thanדִּ֥יdiH5922H1768it was usuallyחֲזֵ֖הcha.ZehH2370heatedלְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃le.me.ze.YehH228.
20He commandedאֲמַר֙'a.MarH560certainוּלְגֻבְרִ֤יןu.le.guv.RinH1400valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2429warriorsגִּבָּֽרֵי־gi.ba.rei-H1401whoדִּ֣יdiH1768werein his armyבְחַיְלֵ֔הּve.chay.LehH2429to tieלְכַפָּתָ֔הle.kha.pa.TahH3729up Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336and Abed-negoH5665in order to castלְמִרְמֵ֕אle.mir.Me'H7412theminto the furnaceלְאַתּ֥וּןle.'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135.
21Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116theseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were tiedכְּפִ֙תוּ֙ke.Fi.tuH3729up in theirtrousersבְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙be.sar.ba.lei.hOnH5622, theircoatsפַּטְּשֵׁיה֔וֹןpa.ti.shei.honH6361,their capsוְכַרְבְּלָתְה֖וֹןve.khar.be.la.te.HonH3737and their otherclothesוּלְבֻשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.le.vu.shei.HonH3831,and were castוּרְמִ֕יוu.re.MivH7412into the midstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135.
22For thisדְּנָ֗הde.NahH1836reasonקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH3606H6903,becauseמִן־min-H4481H1768the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandמִלַּ֤תmi.LatH4406wasurgentמַחְצְפָ֔הmach.tze.FahH2685and the furnaceוְאַתּוּנָ֖אve.'a.tu.Na'H861had been madeH228extremelyיַתִּ֑ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493hotH228,the flameשְׁבִיבָ֖אshe.vi.Va'H7631of the fireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135slewקַטִּ֣לka.TilH6992thoseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoH1768carriedH5559up Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336and Abed-negoH5665.
23But theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479threeתְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹןte.La.te.HonH8532menוְגֻבְרַיָּ֤אve.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336and Abed-negoH5665,fellנְפַ֛לוּne.Fa.luH5308into the midstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the furnaceאַתּוּן־'a.tun-H861of blazingיָֽקִדְתָּ֖אya.kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֥אnu.Ra'H5135stilltiedמְכַפְּתִֽין׃ פme.kha.pe.TinH3729up.
Commentaries on Daniel 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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