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Daniel 3:8-23

8For thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836reasonקֳבֵ֤לko.VelH6903at that timeזִמְנָ֔אzim.Na'H2166certainגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןkas.da.'InH3779cameH7127forwardH7127andbroughtוַאֲכַ֥לוּva.'a.Kha.luH399chargesקַרְצֵיה֖וֹןkar.tzei.HonH7170againstדִּ֥יdiH1768the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062.

9They beganH6032toH6032speakH6032and saidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560to Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430: “O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!

10You, O kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430, havemadeשָׂ֣מְתָּSa.me.taH7761a decreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942that everyכָל־khol-H3606personאֱנָ֡שׁ'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.yahH5481,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicalH2170instrumentsH2170, is tofallיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308downH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֖דve.yis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722statueלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755.

11But whoeverוּמַן־u.man-H4479does not fallיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308downH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֑דve.yis.GudH5457shall be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the middleלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of a furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135.

12ThereH383areH383certainגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Jewsיְהוּדָאיִ֗ןye.hu.da.YinH3062whomדִּֽי־di-H1768you haveappointedמַנִּ֤יתָma.Ni.taH4483overעַל־'al-H5922the administrationעֲבִידַת֙'a.vi.DatH5673of the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895, namelyShadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665.Theseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,have disregardedשָׂ֨מֽוּ עֲלָ֤ךְ טְעֵ֔םSa.mu a.la.yikh te.'EmH3809 H7761 H5922 H2942you; they do not serveפָלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426,norH3809do they worshipסָגְדִֽין׃ סsa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755whichדִּ֥יdiH1768you have setהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966upH6966.”

13Thenבֵּאדַ֤יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020inrageבִּרְגַ֣זbir.GazH7266and angerוַחֲמָ֔הva.cha.MahH2528gaveH560ordersH560to bringלְהַיְתָיָ֔הle.hay.ta.YahH858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665;thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were broughtהֵיתָ֖יוּhei.Ta.yuH858beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

14Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020beganH6032speakingH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to them, “Is it trueהַצְדָּ֕אhatz.Da'H6656,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665,that you doאִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙'i.tei.khOnH383not serveפָּֽלְחִ֔יןpa.le.ChinH6399my godsלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426,norH3809worshipסָֽגְדִֽין׃Sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755that I have setהֲקֵ֖ימֶתha.Kei.metH6966upH6966?

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.YahH5481,and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicalH2170instrumentsH2170,to fallתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308downH5308and worshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ve.tis.ge.DunH5457the statueלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755that I have madeעַבְדֵת֒'av.DetH5648, very well.But ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2006you do not worshipתִסְגְּד֔וּןtis.ge.DunH5457, you willimmediatelyשַׁעֲתָ֣הsha.'a.Tah'H8160bethrownתִתְרְמ֔וֹןtit.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 rescueיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804you from my handsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?”

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.

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