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Daniel 3:19

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

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בֵּאדַ֨יִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.הִתְמְלִ֣יhitmelifillמְלָאverb, hothpaal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fill”, a completed actionH4391to fillfill, be full.חֱמָ֗אchemafuryחֱמָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “fury”, the ordinary formH2528angerfury.וּצְלֵ֤םutselemand formצֶלֶםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and form”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6755an idolatrous figureform, image.אַנְפּ֨וֹהִי֙anpohifaceאֲנַףnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH600the faceface, visage.אשתנוshtnvalterשְׁנָאverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “alter”, a completed actionH8133{to alter}alter, change, (be) diverse.אֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔יeshtanialterשְׁנָאverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “alter”, a completed actionH8133{to alter}alter, change, (be) diverse.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.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.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.וְאָמַר֙veamarand 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.לְמֵזֵ֣אlemezeto heatאֲזָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to heat”, the to-form of the verbH228to kindle; (by implication) to heatheat, hot.לְאַתּוּנָ֔אleatunato furnaceאַתּוּןparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to furnace”, the definite formH861probably a fire-place, i.e. furnacefurnace.חַ֨דchadfirstחַדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH2298as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at oncea, first, one, together.שִׁבְעָ֔הshivahsevenשִׁבְעָהadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7655{seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number}seven (times).עַ֛לalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.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.חֲזֵ֖הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “be wont”, a verb used as a describing wordH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.לְמֵזְיֵֽהּlemezeyehto heatאֲזָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to heat”, the to-form of the verbH228to kindle; (by implication) to heatheat, hot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then was Nebuchadnezzar filled with fury, and the form of his visage was changed, against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury, and the expression of his face hath been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated;

World English Bible

Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

Darby Translation

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

Douay-Rheims

Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury: and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accustomed to be heated.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then Nabuchodonosor was filled with wrath, and the form of his countenance was changed toward Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and he gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than usual , until it should burn to the uttermost.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ἐπλήσθη θυμοῦ, καὶ ἡ ὄψις τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἠλλοιώθη ἐπὶ Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ, καὶ εἶπεν ἐκκαῦσαι τὴν κάμινον ἐπταπλασίως, ἕως οὗ εἰς τέλος ἐκκαῇ.