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Daniel 3:10

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

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אנתהnththouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.אַ֣נְתְּantethouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.מַלְכָּא֮malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.שָׂ֣מְתָּsametagiveשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH7761{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}[phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.טְּעֵם֒teemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH2942properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)[phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.אֱנָ֡שׁenashmanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.יִשְׁמַ֡עyishmahearשְׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8086{to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)}hear, obey.קָ֣לqalsoundקָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7032{a voice or sound}sound, voice.קַרְנָ֣אqarnahornקֶרֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “horn”, the definite formH7162a horn (literally or for sound)horn, cornet.מַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאmashroqitafluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “flute”, the definite formH4953a (musical) pipe (from its whistling sound)flute.קיתרסqytrsharpקִיתָרֹסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “harp”, the ordinary formH7030a lyreharp.קַתְר֨וֹסqatrosharpקִיתָרֹסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “harp”, the ordinary formH7030a lyreharp.שַׂבְּכָ֤אsabkhasackbutסַבְּכָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “sackbut”, the ordinary formH5443a lyresackbut.פְסַנְתֵּרִין֙fesanterinpsalteryפְּסַנְטֵרִיןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “psaltery”, the ordinary formH6460psalterion; a lyrepsaltery.וסיפניהvsyfnyhand dulcimerסוּמְפּוֹנְיָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and dulcimer”, the ordinary formH5481a bagpipe (with a double pipe)dulcimer.וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הvesuponeyahand dulcimerסוּמְפּוֹנְיָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and dulcimer”, the ordinary formH5481a bagpipe (with a double pipe)dulcimer.וְכֹ֖לvekholand allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.זְנֵ֣יzenekindזַןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “kind”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2178sortkind.זְמָרָ֑אzemaramusickזְמָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “musick”, the definite formH2170instrumental musicmusick.יִפֵּ֥לyipelfallנְפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5308{to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)}fall (down), have occasion.וְיִסְגֻּ֖דveyisgudand worshipסְגִדconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and worship”, an unfinished actionH5457{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}worship.לְצֶ֥לֶםletselemto formצֶלֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to form”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6755an idolatrous figureform, image.דַּהֲבָֽאdahavagoldדְּהַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “gold”, the definite formH1722goldgold(-en).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man who doth hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, doth fall down and do obeisance to the golden image;

World English Bible

You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;

Darby Translation

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

Douay-Rheims

Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man that shall bear the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music, shall prostrate himself, and adore the golden statue:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man who shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and all kinds of music,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ βασιλεῦ ἔθηκας δόγμα, πάντα ἄνθρωπον ὃς ἂν ἀκούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν,