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Daniel 3:16

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

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עֲנ֗וֹanvospeakעֲנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “speak”, a completed actionH6032{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.שַׁדְרַ֤ךְshadrakhShadrachשַׁדְרַךְnoun, proper name — “Shadrach”H7715{Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions}Shadrach.מֵישַׁךְ֙meyshakhMeshakמֵישַׁךְnoun, proper name — “Meshak”H4336Meshak, the BabylonianMeshak.וַעֲבֵ֣דvaavedand Abed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.נְג֔וֹnegvoAbed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאnoun, proper name — “Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.וְאָמְרִ֖יןveamerinand 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.לְמַלְכָּ֑אlemalkato kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.לָֽאlaor 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.חַשְׁחִ֨יןchashchincarefulחֲשַׁחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “careful”, a verb used as a describing wordH2818to be necessary (from the idea of convenience) or (transitively) to needcareful, have need of.אֲנַ֧חְנָהanachnahweאֲנַחְנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H586wewe.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.דְּנָ֛הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.פִּתְגָ֖םpitgamanswerפִּתְגָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “answer”, the ordinary formH6600a word, answer, letter or decreeanswer, letter, matter, word.לַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְlahatavutakheto answerתּוּבpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to answer”, the to-form of the verbH8421specifically (transitive and ellip.) to replyanswer, restore, return (an answer).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king: 'O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

Young’s Literal Translation

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego have answered, yea, they are saying to the king Nebuchadnezzar, 'We have no need concerning this matter to answer thee.

World English Bible

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

Darby Translation

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

Douay-Rheims

Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago answered and said to king Nabuchodonosor: We have no occasion to answer thee concerning this matter.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king: 'O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then answered Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and said to king Nabuchodonosor, We have no need to answer thee concerning this matter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, λέγοντες τῷ βασιλεῖ Ναβουχοδονόσορ, οὐ χρείαν ἔχομεν ἡμεῖς περὶ τοῦ ῥήματος τούτου ἀποκριθῆναί σοι.