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Daniel 3:15

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

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כְּעַ֞ןkeannowכְּעַןadverb — “now”H3705nownow.הֵ֧ןhenifהֵןconjunction — “if”H2006lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if(that) if, or, whether.אִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹןiteykhonthere 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.עֲתִידִ֗יןatidinreadyעֲתִידadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “ready”, the ordinary formH6263preparedready.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.בְעִדָּנָ֡אveidanain timeעִדָּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “in time”, the definite formH5732a set time; technically, a yeartime.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.תִשְׁמְע֡וּןtishmeunhearשְׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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.מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אmashroqitafluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיnoun, 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.קַתְר֣וֹסqatrosharpקִיתָרֹסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “harp”, the ordinary formH7030a lyreharp.שַׂבְּכָ֡אsabkhasackbutסַבְּכָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “sackbut”, the ordinary formH5443a lyresackbut.פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩pesanterinpsalteryפְּסַנְטֵרִיןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “psaltery”, the ordinary formH6460psalterion; a lyrepsaltery.וְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜הvesumeponeyahand dulcimerסוּמְפּוֹנְיָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and dulcimer”, the ordinary formH5481a bagpipe (with a double pipe)dulcimer.וְכֹ֣לvekholand 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.זְמָרָ֗אzemaramusickזְמָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “musick”, the definite formH2170instrumental musicmusick.תִּפְּל֣וּןtiplunfallנְפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5308{to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)}fall (down), have occasion.וְתִסְגְּדוּן֮vetisgedunand worshipסְגִדconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and worship”, an unfinished actionH5457{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}worship.לְצַלְמָ֣אletsalmato formצֶלֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to form”, the definite formH6755an idolatrous figureform, image.דִֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.עַבְדֵת֒avdetdoעֲבַדverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “do”, a completed actionH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.וְהֵן֙vehenand ifהֵןconjunction, conjunction — “and if”H2006lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if(that) if, or, whether.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.תִסְגְּד֔וּןtisgedunworshipסְגִדverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “worship”, an unfinished actionH5457{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}worship.בַּהּbahinבַּהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inשַׁעֲתָ֣הshaatahhourשָׁעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “hour”, the definite formH8160properly, a look, i.e. a momenthour.תִתְרְמ֔וֹןtitremoncastרְמָהverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “cast”, an unfinished actionH7412to throw, set, (figuratively) assesscast (down), impose.לְגֽוֹאlegoto midstגַּוpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to midst”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1459the middlemidst, same, there-(where-) in.אַתּ֥וּןatunfurnaceאַתּוּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “furnace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH861probably a fire-place, i.e. furnacefurnace.נוּרָ֖אnurafireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, determined, definite article — “fire”, the definite formH5135firefiery, fire.יָקִֽדְתָּ֑אyaqidtaburningיְקַדverb, qal, participle, dual, determined, definite article — “burning”, a verb used as a describing wordH3345{to burn}burning.וּמַןumanand whatמָןconjunction, pronoun, interrogative, 3rd person, common, singular — “and what”H4479who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)what, who(-msoever, [phrase] -so).ה֣וּאhuthisהוּאparticle, affirmation — “this”H1932{he (she or it); self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are}[idiom] are, it, this.אֱלָ֔הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH426GodGod, god.דֵּ֥יdethatדִּיparticle, 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.יְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןyesheyzvinkhondeliverשְׁזַבverb, shaphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “deliver”, an unfinished actionH7804to leave, i.e. (causatively) freedeliver.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.יְדָֽיyedayhandיַדnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3028{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}hand, power.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is the god that shall deliver you out of my hands?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands?

Young’s Literal Translation

Now, lo, ye are ready, so that at the time that ye hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and do obeisance to the image that I have made! — and lo, ye do no obeisance — in that hour ye are cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; who is that God who doth deliver you out of my hands?'

World English Bible

Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?”

Darby Translation

Now if ye be ready at the time that ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast that same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace: and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

Douay-Rheims

Now therefore if you be ready at what hour soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, flute, harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and symphony, and of all kind of music, prostrate yourselves, and adore the statue which I have made: but if you do not adore, you shall be cast the same hour into the furnace of burning fire: and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hand?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Now then if ye be ready, whensoever ye shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and psaltery, and harmony, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the golden image which I have made; well : but if ye worship not, in the same hour ye shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace; and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hand?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νῦν οὖν εἰ ἔχετε ἑτοίμως, ἵνα ὡς ἂν ἀκούσητε τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης τε, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ συμφωνίας, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν, πεσόντες προσκυνήσητε τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἐποίησα· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ προσκυνήσητε, αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐμβληθήσεσθε εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην· καὶ τίς ἐστι Θεὸς ὃς ἐξελεῖται ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρός μου;