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Daniel 3:12

There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

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אִיתַ֞יitaythere isאִיתַיparticle, affirmation — “there is”H383properly, entity; used only as aparticle of affirmation, there isart thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), [idiom] we will not.גֻּבְרִ֣יןguvrincertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “certain”, the ordinary formH1400{a person}certain, man.יְהוּדָאיִ֗ןyehudayinJewיְהוּדָאִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Jew”, the ordinary formH3062a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. JewJew.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.מַנִּ֤יתָmanitanumberמְנָאverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “number”, a completed actionH4483to count, appointnumber, ordain, set.יָתְהוֹן֙yatehona sign of the object of a verbיַתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “a sign of the object of a verb”H3487a sign of the object of a verb[phrase] whom.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.עֲבִידַת֙avidataffairsעֲבִידָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “affairs”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5673labor or businessaffairs, service, work.מְדִינַ֣תmedinatprovinceמְדִינָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “province”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4083{properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region}province.בָּבֶ֔לbavelBabylonבַּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babylon”H895{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}Babylon.שַׁדְרַ֥ךְshadrakhShadrachשַׁדְרַךְnoun, proper name — “Shadrach”H7715{Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions}Shadrach.מֵישַׁ֖ךְmeyshakhMeshakמֵישַׁךְnoun, proper name — “Meshak”H4336Meshak, the BabylonianMeshak.וַעֲבֵ֣דvaavedand Abed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.נְג֑וֹnegvoAbed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאnoun, proper name — “Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.גֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguvrayacertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “certain”, the definite formH1400{a person}certain, man.אִלֵּ֗ךְilekhetheseאִלֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H479thesethese, those.לָאlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.שָׂ֨מֽוּsamvgiveשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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.עליךlykhagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.עֲלָ֤ךְalakheagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.טְעֵ֔םteemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, 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.לאלהיךllhykhto Godאֱלָהּpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙lelahakheto Godאֱלָהּpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.לָ֣אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.פָלְחִ֔יןfalechinserveפְּלַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “serve”, a verb used as a describing wordH6399to serve or worshipminister, serve.וּלְצֶ֧לֶםuletselemand to formצֶלֶםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to form”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6755an idolatrous figureform, image.דַּהֲבָ֛אdahavagoldדְּהַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “gold”, the definite formH1722goldgold(-en).דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּhaqeymtariseקוּםverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, a completed actionH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).לָ֥אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.סָגְדִֽיןsagedinworshipסְגִדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “worship”, a verb used as a describing wordH5457{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}worship.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Young’s Literal Translation

There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the work of the province of Babylon — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, these men have not made of thee, O king, [any] regard; thy gods they are not serving, and to the golden image thou hast raised up — are not making obeisance.'

World English Bible

There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”

Darby Translation

There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: these men, O king, regard thee not; they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up.

Douay-Rheims

Now there are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the works of the province of Babylon, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago: these men, O king, have slighted thy decree: they worship not thy gods, nor do they adore the golden statue which thou hast set up.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who have not obeyed thy decree, O king: they serve not thy gods, and worship not the golden image which thou hast set up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰσὶν ἄνδρες Ἰουδαῖοι, οὓς κατέστησας ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῆς χώρας Βαβυλῶνος, Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, οἳ οὐχ ὑπήκουσαν βασιλεῦ τῷ δόγματί σου, τοῖς θεοῖς σου οὐ λατρεύουσι, καὶ τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ τᾗ ἔστησας οὐ προσκυνοῦσι.