Revised Version 1895
Daniel 3
1Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430madeעֲבַד֙'a.VadH5648animageצְלֵ֣םtze.LemH6755ofgoldדְהַ֔בde.HavH1722,whoseדִּֽי־di-H1768heightרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314was threescorecubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521, and the breadth thereofsixשִׁ֑תShitH8353cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521: hesetאֲקִימֵהּ֙'a.ki.MehH6966it up in theplainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1236ofDuraדּוּרָ֔אdu.Ra'H1757, in theprovinceבִּמְדִינַ֖תbim.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895.
2ThenNebuchadnezzarוּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רu.ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'H4430sentשְׁלַ֡חshe.LachH7972to gather together thesatrapsלַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324, the deputies, and thegovernorsוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347, thejudgesדְּתָבְרַיָּא֙de.ta.ve.rai.Ya'H1884, thetreasurersגְדָ֨בְרַיָּ֤אge.Da.ve.rai.Ya'H1411, the counsellors, the sheriffs, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606therulersשִׁלְטֹנֵ֣יshil.to.NeiH7984of theprovincesמְדִֽינָתָ֑אme.di.na.Ta'H4083, tocomeלְמֵתֵא֙le.me.Te'H858to thededicationלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תla.cha.nu.KatH2597of theimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755whichדִּ֥יdiH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.
3Then thesatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324, the deputies, and thegovernorsוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347, thejudgesדְּתָ֨בְרַיָּ֜אde.Ta.ve.rai.Ya'H1884, thetreasurersגְדָבְרַיָּא֩ge.da.ve.rai.Ya'H1411, the counsellors, the sheriffs, andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606therulersשִׁלְטֹנֵ֣יshil.to.NeiH7984of theprovincesמְדִֽינָתָ֔אme.di.na.Ta'H4083, weregatheredמִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡יןmit.ka.ne.ShinH3673together unto thededicationלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תla.cha.nu.KatH2597of theimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up; and theystoodוְקָֽיְמִין֙ve.ka.'a.minH6966beforeלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903theimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.
5that atwhatH1768time yehearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the sound of the cornet,fluteמַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,harpפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙pe.san.te.RinH6460, sackbut,psalteryH6460, dulcimer, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170, yefallתִּפְּל֤וּןti.pe.LunH5308downH5308andworshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ve.tis.ge.DunH5457thegoldenדַּהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722imageלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hathsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up:
7Therefore at that time, whenallכָּֽל־kal-H3606thepeoplesעַמְמַיָּ֡א'a.mai.Ya'H5972heardשָֽׁמְעִ֣יןsha.me.'InH8086the sound of the cornet,fluteמַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜אmash.Ro.ki.Ta'H4953,harpפְּסַנְטֵרִ֔יןpe.san.te.RinH6460, sackbut,psalteryH6460, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170,allכָּֽל־kal-H3606thepeoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֜א'a.mai.Ya'H5972, thenationsאֻמַיָּ֣א'u.mai.Ya'H524, and the languages,fellH5308downנָֽפְלִ֨יןna.fe.LinH5308and worshipped thegoldenדַּהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722imageלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.
10Thou, Okingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430, hastmadeשָׂ֣מְתָּSa.me.taH7761adecreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942, thateveryכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606that shallhearיִשְׁמַ֡עyish.Ma'H8086the sound of the cornet,fluteמַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,harpפְסַנְתֵּרִין֙fe.san.te.RinH6460, sackbut,psalteryH6460, and dulcimer, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170, shallfallיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308downH5308andworshipוְיִסְגֻּ֖דve.yis.GudH5457thegoldenדַּהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722imageלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755:
12There arecertainגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Jewsיְהוּדָאיִ֗ןye.hu.da.YinH3062whomדִּֽי־di-H1768thou hastappointedמַנִּ֤יתָma.Ni.taH4483over the affairs of theprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665;theseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400, Okingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430, havenotלָא־la'-H3809regarded thee: theyserveפָלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399notלָ֣אla'H3809thygodsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426,norלָ֥אla'H3809worshipסָגְדִֽין׃ סsa.ge.DinH5457thegoldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755whichדִּ֥יdiH1768thou hastsetהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966up.
13ThenNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020in hisrageבִּרְגַ֣זbir.GazH7266and furycommandedאֲמַר֙'a.MarH560tobringלְהַיְתָיָ֔הle.hay.ta.YahH858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665. Then theybroughtהֵיתָ֖יוּhei.Ta.yuH858theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.
14Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560unto them, Is it of purpose, OShadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665, that yeserveפָּֽלְחִ֔יןpa.le.ChinH6399notלָ֤אla'H3809mygodלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426,norלָ֥אla'H3809worshipסָֽגְדִֽין׃Sa.ge.DinH5457thegoldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755whichדִּ֥יdiH1768I havesetהֲקֵ֖ימֶתha.Kei.metH6966up?
15Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006ye bereadyעֲתִידִ֗ין'a.ti.DinH6263that atwhatוּמַן־u.man-H4479time yehearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the sound of the cornet,fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אmash.ro.ki.Ta'H4953,harpפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩pe.san.te.RinH6460, sackbut,psalteryH6460, and dulcimer, andallוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusicזְמָרָ֗אze.ma.Ra'H2170, yefallתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308downH5308andworshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ve.tis.ge.DunH5457theimageלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755whichH1768I havemadeH5648, well: butifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2006yeworshipתִסְגְּד֔וּןtis.ge.DunH5457notלָ֣אla'H3809, ye shall becastתִתְרְמ֔וֹןtit.re.MonH7412the same hourintoH1459themidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of a burning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861; and who is thatGodאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426that shalldeliverיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804youH1768outH5648of myhandsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?
16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665,answeredעֲנ֗וֹa.NoH6032andsaidוְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.RinH560to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430, ONebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,weאֲנַ֧חְנָה'a.Nach.nahH586havenoלָֽא־la'-H3809needחַשְׁחִ֨יןchash.ChinH2818toanswerH6600thee in thismatterH6600.
17Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006it besoH1768, ourGodאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whomH1768weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399isableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202todeliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804us from the burning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861; and he willdeliverיְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804us out of thinehandיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028, Okingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430.
18Butifוְהֵ֣ןve.HenH2006notלָ֔אLa'H3809, be itknownיְדִ֥יעַye.Di.a'H3046unto thee, Okingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430, thatweדִּ֤יdiH1768willnotלָא־la'-H3809serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399thygodsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426,norלָ֥אla'H3809worshipנִסְגֻּֽד׃ סnis.GudH5457thegoldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755whichדִּ֥יdiH1768thou hastsetהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966up.
19Then wasNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020full of fury, and the form of his visage waschangedאֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔י'esh.ta.nuH8133againstעַל־'al-H5922Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665: therefore he spake, andcommandedוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH560that they shouldheatלְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'H228thefurnaceלְאַתּוּנָ֔אle.'a.tu.Na'H861sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7655timesחַ֨ד־Chad-H2298moreעַ֛ל'alH5922thanדִּ֥יdiH1768it was wont to beheatedלְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃le.me.ze.YehH228.
22Thereforebecauseקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903theking’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandment wasurgentמַחְצְפָ֔הmach.tze.FahH2685, and thefurnaceוְאַתּוּנָ֖אve.'a.tu.Na'H861exceedinghotאֵזֵ֣ה'e.ZehH228, theflameשְׁבִיבָ֖אshe.vi.Va'H7631of thefireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135slewקַטִּ֣לka.TilH6992thoseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400that tookupהַסִּ֙קוּ֙ha.Si.kuH5267Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665.
23Andtheseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479threeתְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹןte.La.te.HonH8532menוְגֻבְרַיָּ֤אve.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665,fellH5308downH5308boundמְכַפְּתִֽין׃ פme.kha.pe.TinH3729intoH1459themidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the burning fieryfurnaceאַתּוּן־'a.tun-H861.
24ThenNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430was astonied, and roseupH3729inhasteבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927: he spake andsaidוְאָמַ֜רve.'a.MarH560unto his counsellors, Didnotהֲלָא֩ha.La'H3809weאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116castרְמֵ֤ינָאre.Mei.na'H7412threeתְּלָתָ֜אte.la.Ta'H8532menגֻבְרִ֨יןguv.RinH1400boundH3729intoH1459themidstלְגוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of thefireנוּרָא֙nu.Ra'H5135? TheyansweredH6032andsaidוְאָמְרִין֙ve.'a.me.RinH560unto thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430, True, Okingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.
25Heansweredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, Lo, Iseeחָזֵ֜הcha.ZehH2370fourאַרְבְּעָ֗ה'ar.be.'AhH703menגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400loose,walkingמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981in themidstבְּגֽוֹא־be.goy'-H1459of thefireנוּרָ֔אnu.Ra'H5135, and they havenoלָא־la'-H3809hurt; and the aspect of thefourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.ya'H7244is like asonלְבַר־le.var-H1247of thegodsאֱלָהִֽין׃ ס'e.la.HinH426.
26ThenNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020cameוֶאֱת֑וֹve.'e.ToH858nearקְרֵ֣בke.RevH7127to the mouth of the burning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֣וּן'a.TunH861: he spake andsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֨ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֧ךְmei.ShakhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665, yeservantsעַבְד֛וֹהִיav.Do.hiH5649of theMostעִלָּאָ֖הi.la.ya'H5943HighH5943Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426,comeH858forthפֻּ֣קוּPu.kuH5312, andcomeH858hither. ThenShadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665,cameH858forthנָֽפְקִ֗יןna.fe.KinH5312out of themidstגּ֥וֹאGo'H1459of thefireH5135.
27And thesatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324, the deputies, and thegovernorsוּפַחֲוָתָא֮u.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347, and theking’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430counsellors, beinggatheredוּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁיןU.mit.ka.ne.shinH3673together,sawחָזַ֣יִןcha.Za.yinH2370theseאִלֵּ֡ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֣אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400, that thefireנוּרָ֜אnu.Ra'H5135hadnoלָֽא־la'-H3809power upon theirbodiesבְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbe.gesh.me.HonH1655,norלָ֣אla'H3809was thehairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of theirheadרֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙re.she.hOnH7217singedהִתְחָרַ֔ךְhit.cha.RakhH2761,neitherלָ֣אla'H3809were their hosenchangedשְׁנ֑וֹshe.NoH8133,norלָ֥אla'H3809had thesmellוְרֵ֣יחַve.Rei.achH7382offireנ֔וּרNurH5135passed on them.
28Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020spake andsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Blessedבְּרִ֤יךְbe.RikhH1289be theGodאֱלָהֲהוֹן֙'e.la.ha.hOnH426ofShadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665, who hathsentשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7972hisangelמַלְאֲכֵהּ֙mal.'a.KhehH4398, anddeliveredוְשֵׁיזִ֣בve.shei.ZivH7804hisservantsלְעַבְד֔וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649thattrustedהִתְרְחִ֖צוּhit.re.Chi.tzuH7365in him, and havechangedשַׁנִּ֔יוsha.NivH8133theking’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430wordוּמִלַּ֤תu.mi.LatH4406, and haveyieldedוִיהַ֣בוּvi.Ha.vuH3052theirbodiesגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןgesh.mei.honH1655, that they mightnotלָֽא־la'-H3809serveיִפְלְח֤וּןyif.le.ChunH6399norוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809worshipיִסְגְּדוּן֙yis.ge.DunH5457anyלְכָל־le.kholH3606godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426,exceptלָהֵ֖ןla.HenH3861their ownGodלֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃le.La.ha.HonH426.
29Therefore ImakeH5648adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942, thateveryH3606peopleעַ֨ם'amH5972,nationאֻמָּ֜ה'u.MahH524, andlanguageוְלִשָּׁ֗ןve.li.ShanH3961,whichH1768speakיֵאמַ֤רye.MarH560anyH3606thing amissagainstעַ֣ל'alH5922theGodאֱלָהֲה֗וֹן'e.la.ha.HonH426ofShadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336, andAbed-negoH5665, shall be cut in pieces, and theirhousesוּבַיְתֵ֖הּu.vay.TehH1005shall bemadeH5648a dung-hill:becauseקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903there isnoלָ֤אla'H3809otherאָחֳרָ֔ן'o.cho.RanH321godאֱלָ֣ה'e.LahH426that isableיִכֻּ֥לyi.KulH3202todeliverלְהַצָּלָ֖הle.ha.tza.LahH5338afterH4481this sort.
Commentaries on Daniel 3
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- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Darby Translation Notes
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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