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Daniel 3:14

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

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עָנֵ֤הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙nevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.וְאָמַ֣רveamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.לְה֔וֹןlehontoלְה֔וֹןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהַצְדָּ֕אhatsdathe trueצְדָאparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the true”, the ordinary formH6656a (sinister) designtrue.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.לֵֽאלָהַ֗יlelahayto Godאֱלָהּpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.לָ֤אlaor 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.אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙iteykhonthere isאִיתַיparticle, affirmation, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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.פָּֽלְחִ֔יןpalechinserveפְּלַחverb, 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.הֲקֵ֖ימֶתhaqeymetriseקוּםverb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, 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.סָֽגְדִֽיןsagedinworshipסְגִדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “worship”, a verb used as a describing wordH5457{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}worship.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them: 'Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Nebuchadnezzar answered and said unto them, Is it of purpose, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

Young’s Literal Translation

Nebuchadnezzar hath answered and said to them, 'Is [it] a laid plan, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego — my gods ye are not serving, and to the golden image that I have raised up ye are not doing obeisance?

World English Bible

Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which I have set up?

Darby Translation

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them, Is it of purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden image that I have set up?

Douay-Rheims

And Nabuchodonosor the king spoke to them, and said: Is it true, O Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that you do not worship my gods, nor adore the golden statue that I have set up?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them: 'Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Nabuchodonosor answered and said to them, Is it true, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that ye serve not my gods, and worship not the golden image which I have set up?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ναβουχοδονόσορ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, εἶ ἀληθῶς Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, τοῖς θεοῖς μου οὐ λατρεύετε, καὶ τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἔστησα οὐ προσκυνεῖτε;