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Daniel 3:24

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

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אֱדַ֨יִן֙edayinthenאֱדַיִןadverb — “then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.תְּוַ֖הּtevahbe astoniedתְּוַהּverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be astonied”, a completed actionH8429to amaze, i.e. (reflex. by implication) take alarmbe astonied.וְקָ֣םveqamand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and 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).בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbehitbehalahin troubleבְּהַלpreposition, verb, hothpaal, infinitive construct — “in trouble”, the to-form of the verbH927to terrify, hastenin haste, trouble.עָנֵ֨הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, 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.וְאָמַ֜רveamarand 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.לְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִיlehadaverohito counsellorהַדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to counsellor”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1907a viziercounsellor.הֲלָא֩halaor evenלָאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.גֻבְרִ֨יןguvrincertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “certain”, the ordinary formH1400{a person}certain, man.תְּלָתָ֜אtelatathirdתְּלָתadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH8532three or thirdthird, three.רְמֵ֤ינָאremeynacastרְמָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “cast”, a completed actionH7412to throw, set, (figuratively) assesscast (down), impose.לְגוֹאlegoto midstגַּוpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to midst”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1459the middlemidst, same, there-(where-) in.נוּרָא֙nurafireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, determined, definite article — “fire”, the definite formH5135firefiery, fire.מְכַפְּתִ֔יןmekhaptinbindכְּפַתverb, piel, participle, absolute — “bind”, a verb used as a describing wordH3729to fetterbind.עָנַ֤יִןanayinspeakעֲנָהverb, 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.וְאָמְרִין֙veamerinand 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.לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalkato kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.יַצִּיבָ֖אyatsivacertainיַצִּיבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “certain”, the ordinary formH3330fixed, sure; concretely, certaintycertain(-ty), true, truth.מַלְכָּֽאmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was alarmed, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his ministers: 'Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?' They answered and said unto the king: 'True, O king.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste: he spake and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king hath been astonished, and hath risen in haste; he hath answered and said to his counsellors, 'Have we not cast three men into the midst of the fire — bound?' They have answered and are saying to the king, 'Certainly, O king.'

World English Bible

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”

Darby Translation

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king.

Douay-Rheims

And they walked in the midst of the flame, praising God and blessing the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and walked in the midst of the flame, singing praise to God, and blessing the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ περιεπάτουν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς φλογὸς, ὑμνοῦντες τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον.