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Daniel 3:26

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

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בֵּאדַ֜יִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.קְרֵ֣בqerevapproachקְרֵבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “approach”, a completed actionH7127{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.לִתְרַע֮litrato gate mouthתְּרַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to gate mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8651a door; by implication, a palacegate mouth.אַתּ֣וּןatunfurnaceאַתּוּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “furnace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH861probably a fire-place, i.e. furnacefurnace.נוּרָ֣אnurafireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, determined, definite article — “fire”, the definite formH5135firefiery, fire.יָקִֽדְתָּא֒yaqidtaburningיְקַדverb, qal, participle, dual, determined, definite article — “burning”, a verb used as a describing wordH3345{to burn}burning.עָנֵ֣הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, 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.וְאָמַ֗רveamarand 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.שַׁדְרַ֨ךְshadrakhShadrachשַׁדְרַךְnoun, proper name — “Shadrach”H7715{Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions}Shadrach.מֵישַׁ֧ךְmeyshakhMeshakמֵישַׁךְnoun, proper name — “Meshak”H4336Meshak, the BabylonianMeshak.וַעֲבֵדvaavedand Abed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.נְג֛וֹnegvoAbed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאnoun, proper name — “Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.עַבְד֛וֹהִיavdohiservantעֲבַדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5649a servantservant.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.אֱלָהָ֥אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.עליאlyhighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.עִלָּאָ֖הilaahhighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.פֻּ֣קוּpuqvcome forthנְפַקverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “come forth”, a commandH5312to issue; causatively, to bring outcome (go, take) forth (out).וֶאֱת֑וֹveetvoand comeאָתָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and come”, a commandH858{to arrive}(be-) come, bring.בֵּאדַ֣יִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.נָֽפְקִ֗יןnafeqincome forthנְפַקverb, qal, participle, absolute — “come forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH5312to issue; causatively, to bring outcome (go, take) forth (out).שַׁדְרַ֥ךְshadrakhShadrachשַׁדְרַךְnoun, proper name — “Shadrach”H7715{Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions}Shadrach.מֵישַׁ֛ךְmeyshakhMeshakמֵישַׁךְnoun, proper name — “Meshak”H4336Meshak, the BabylonianMeshak.וַעֲבֵ֥דvaavedand Abed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.נְג֖וֹnegvoAbed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹאnoun, proper name — “Abed-nego”H5665Abed-Nego, the name of AzariahAbed-nego.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.גּ֥וֹאgomidstגַּוnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “midst”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1459the middlemidst, same, there-(where-) in.נוּרָֽאnurafireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, determined, definite article — “fire”, the definite formH5135firefiery, fire.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace; he spoke and said: 'Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of God Most High, come forth, and come hither.' Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth out of the midst of the fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace: he spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth out of the midst of the fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then Nebuchadnezzar hath drawn near to the gate of the burning fiery furnace; he hath answered and said, 'Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of God Most High come forth, yea, come;' then come forth do Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, from the midst of the fire;

World English Bible

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.

Darby Translation

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the opening of the burning fiery furnace; he spoke and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth from the midst of the fire.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and thy name is worthy of praise, and glorious for ever:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸς, καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.