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Daniel 3:16-30

16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665repliedעֲנ֗וֹa.NoH6032to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430, “Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,we areH2818not inH2818needH2818ofH2818an answerפִּתְגָ֖םpit.GamH6600to giveלַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃la.ha.ta.vu.TakhH8421you concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisH1836matterH1836.

17Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006it be so, ourGodאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whomדִּֽי־di-H1768we serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399is ableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202to rescueלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804us from the furnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּ֛אya.kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֧אnu.Ra'H5135; andHe will rescueיְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804us from your handיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028,O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430.

18But evenifוְהֵ֣ןve.HenH2006He does not,let it beH3046knownH3046to you, O kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,that we are not going to serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426norH3809worshipנִסְגֻּֽד׃ סnis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755that you have setהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966upH6966.”

19Thenבֵּאדַ֨יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020was filledהִתְמְלִ֣יhit.me.LiH4391withwrathחֱמָ֗אche.Ma'H2528,and his facialאַנְפּ֙וֹהִי֙'an.Po.hiH600expressionוּצְלֵ֤םu.tze.LemH6755was changedאֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔י'esh.ta.nuH8133towardH5922Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665.He answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032by givingH560ordersH560to heatלְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'H228the furnaceלְאַתּוּנָ֔אle.'a.tu.Na'H861sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7655timesחַ֨ד־Chad-H2298moreH5922thanדִּ֥יdiH5922 H1768it was usuallyחֲזֵ֖הcha.ZehH2370heatedלְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃le.me.ze.YehH228.

20And he orderedאֲמַר֙'a.MarH560certainוּלְגֻבְרִ֤יןu.le.guv.RinH1400valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2429warriorsגִּבָּֽרֵי־gi.ba.rei-H1401whoדִּ֣יdiH1768werein his armyבְחַיְלֵ֔הּve.chay.LehH2429to tieH3729upH3729Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665in order to throwלְמִרְמֵ֕אle.mir.Me'H7412theminto the furnaceלְאַתּ֥וּןle.'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135.

21Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116theseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were tiedH3729upH3729in theirtrousersבְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙be.sar.ba.lei.hOnH5622, theircoatsפַּטְּשֵׁיה֔וֹןpa.ti.shei.honH6361,their capsוְכַרְבְּלָתְה֖וֹןve.khar.be.la.te.HonH3737, and their otherclothesוּלְבֻשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.le.vu.shei.HonH3831,and were thrownוּרְמִ֕יוu.re.MivH7412into the middleלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135.

22For thisדְּנָ֗הde.NahH1836reasonקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903,becauseמִן־min-H4481 H1768the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandמִלַּ֤תmi.LatH4406washarshמַחְצְפָ֔הmach.tze.FahH2685and the furnaceוְאַתּוּנָ֖אve.'a.tu.Na'H861had been madeH228extremelyיַתִּ֑ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493hotH228,the flameשְׁבִיבָ֖אshe.vi.Va'H7631of the fireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135killedקַטִּ֣לka.TilH6992thoseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoH1768tookH5559upH5559Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665.

23But theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479threeתְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹןte.La.te.HonH8532menוְגֻבְרַיָּ֤אve.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665,fellנְפַ֛לוּne.Fa.luH5308into the middleלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the furnaceאַתּוּן־'a.tun-H861of blazingיָֽקִדְתָּ֖אya.kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֥אnu.Ra'H5135stilltiedH3729upH3729.

24Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430was astoundedתְּוַ֖הּte.VahH8429and stoodH6966upH6966quicklyבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927;he saidH560to his counselorsלְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִיle.ha.da.ve.Ro.hiH1907, “Was it not threeתְּלָתָ֜אte.la.Ta'H8532menגֻבְרִ֨יןguv.RinH1400thatwe threwרְמֵ֤ינָאre.Mei.na'H7412boundמְכַפְּתִ֔יןme.kha.pe.TinH3729into the middleלְגוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the fireנוּרָא֙nu.Ra'H5135?”They repliedH6032to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430, “Absolutelyיַצִּיבָ֖אya.tzi.Va'H3330,O kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.”

25He respondedעָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַ֗ר'a.Neh ve.'a.MarH6032 H560, “Lookהָֽא־ha'-H1888!I seeחָזֵ֜הcha.ZehH2370fourאַרְבְּעָ֗ה'ar.be.'AhH703menגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400untiedשְׁרַ֙יִן֙she.Ra.yinH8271andwalkingמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981aboutH1981in the middleבְּגֽוֹא־be.goy'-H1459of the fireנוּרָ֔אnu.Ra'H5135unharmedוַחֲבָ֖ל לָא־va.cha.Val la'-H3809 H2257,and the appearanceוְרֵוֵהּ֙ve.re.VehH7299of the fourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.ya'H7244is likeדָּמֵ֖הda.MehH1821a sonלְבַר־le.var-H1247of thegodsאֱלָהִֽין׃ ס'e.la.HinH426!”

26Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020cameH7127nearH7127to the doorלִתְרַע֮lit.Ra'H8651of the furnaceאַתּ֣וּן'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּא֒ya.kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֣אnu.Ra'H5135;he saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, “Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֨ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֧ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665,comeH5312outH5312,you servantsעַבְד֛וֹהִיav.Do.hiH5649of theMostעִלָּאָ֖הi.la.ya'H5943HighH5943Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426,and comeוֶאֱת֑וֹve.'e.ToH858hereH5312!”Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665cameH5312outH5312of the middleגּ֥וֹאGo'H1459of the fireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135.

27Thesatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,the prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֣אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,the governorsוּפַחֲוָתָא֮u.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,and the king’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430counselorsוְהַדָּבְרֵ֣יve.ha.da.ve.ReiH1907gatheredוּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁיןU.mit.ka.ne.shinH3673togetherH3673andsawחָזַ֣יִןcha.Za.yinH2370that thefireנוּרָ֜אnu.Ra'H5135hadH7981noלָֽא־la'-H3809effectH7981onthe bodiesבְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbe.gesh.me.HonH1655of theseאִלֵּ֡ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֣אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,norלָ֣אla'H3809was the hairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of their headsרֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙re.she.hOnH7217singedהִתְחָרַ֔ךְhit.cha.RakhH2761,norלָ֣אla'H3809were theirtrousersוְסָרְבָּלֵיה֖וֹןve.sa.re.ba.lei.HonH5622damagedשְׁנ֑וֹshe.NoH8133,norלָ֥אla'H3809had eventhe smellוְרֵ֣יחַve.Rei.achH7382of fireנ֔וּרNurH5135touchedעֲדָ֖ת'a.DatH5709them.

28Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020respondedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, “Blessedבְּרִ֤יךְbe.RikhH1289be theGodאֱלָהֲהוֹן֙'e.la.ha.hOnH426of Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665,whoH1768hassentשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7972His angelמַלְאֲכֵהּ֙mal.'a.KhehH4398and rescuedוְשֵׁיזִ֣בve.shei.ZivH7804His servantsלְעַבְד֔וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649whoH1768putH7365theirtrustH7365in Him,violatingשַׁנִּ֔יוsha.NivH8133the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandוּמִלַּ֤תu.mi.LatH4406,and surrenderedוִיהַ֣בוּvi.Ha.vuH3052their bodiesגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןgesh.mei.honH1655ratherלָֽא־la'-H1768 H3809thanוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809serveיִפְלְח֤וּןyif.le.ChunH6399or worshipיִסְגְּדוּן֙yis.ge.DunH5457anyלְכָל־le.kholH3606godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426exceptלָהֵ֖ןla.HenH3861their own Godלֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃le.La.ha.HonH426.

29Therefore Imakeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942that anyכָל־khol-H3606peopleעַ֨ם'amH5972,nationאֻמָּ֜ה'u.MahH524, or population of anylanguageוְלִשָּׁ֗ןve.li.ShanH3961that speaksיֵאמַ֤רye.MarH560anything offensiveשָׁלוּ֙she.lahH7960againstעַ֣ל'alH5922the Godאֱלָהֲה֗וֹן'e.la.ha.HonH426ofShadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665shall be tornיִתְעֲבֵ֔דyit.'a.VedH5648limbH1917from limbH1917and theirhousesוּבַיְתֵ֖הּu.vay.TehH1005madeיִשְׁתַּוֵּ֑הyish.ta.VehH7739a rubbishH5122heapH5122,becauseקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903 H1768thereH383isH383noלָ֤אla'H3809otherאָחֳרָ֔ן'o.cho.RanH321godאֱלָ֣ה'e.LahH426whoH1768is ableיִכֻּ֥לyi.KulH3202to saveלְהַצָּלָ֖הle.ha.tza.LahH5338in thisכִּדְנָֽה׃kid.NahH1836way.”

30Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430made Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665prosperousהַצְלַ֛חhatz.LachH6744in the provinceבִּמְדִינַ֥תbim.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ פba.VelH895.

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