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Daniel 3:27

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

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וּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁיןumitkanshinand gather togetherכָּנַשׁconjunction, verb, poal, participle, absolute — “and gather together”, a verb used as a describing wordH3673to assemblegather together.אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞אachashdarpenayaprinceאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “prince”, the definite formH324{a satrap or governorof amain province (of Persia)}prince.סִגְנַיָּ֣אsignayagovernorסְגַןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “governor”, the definite formH5460{a prefect of aprovince}governor.וּפַחֲוָתָא֮ufachavataand captainפֶּחָהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and captain”, the definite formH6347{a prefect (of a city or small district)}captain, governor.וְהַדָּבְרֵ֣יvehadavereand counsellorהַדָּבָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and counsellor”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1907a viziercounsellor.מַלְכָּא֒malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.חָזַ֣יִןchazayinbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, 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.לְגֻבְרַיָּ֣אleguvrayato certainגְּבַרparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “to certain”, the definite formH1400{a person}certain, man.אִלֵּ֡ךְilekhetheseאִלֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H479thesethese, those.דִּי֩dithatדִּיparticle, 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.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.שְׁלֵ֨טshelethave the masteryשְׁלֵטverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “have the mastery”, a completed actionH7981{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.נוּרָ֜אnurafireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, determined, definite article — “fire”, the definite formH5135firefiery, fire.בְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbegeshmehonin bodyגֶּשֶׁםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1655used in a peculiar sense, the body (probably for the (figuratively) idea of a hard rain)body.וּשְׂעַ֤רusearand hairשְׂעַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8177hairhair.רֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙reshhonheadרֵאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7217the head; figuratively, the sumchief, head, sum.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.הִתְחָרַ֔ךְhitcharakhsingeחֲרַךְverb, poal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “singe”, a completed actionH2761to scorchsinge.וְסָרְבָּלֵיה֖וֹןvesarebaleyhonand coatסַרְבַּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and coat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5622a cloakcoat.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.שְׁנ֑וֹshenvoalterשְׁנָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “alter”, a completed actionH8133{to alter}alter, change, (be) diverse.וְרֵ֣יחַvereychaand smellרֵיחַconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and smell”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7382{odor (as if blown)}smell.נ֔וּרnurfireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH5135firefiery, fire.לָ֥אlaor 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.עֲדָ֖תadatpassעֲדָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “pass”, a completed actionH5709{to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)}alter, depart, pass (away), remove, take (away).בְּהֽוֹןbehoninבְּהֽוֹןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the king's ministers, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their cloaks changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and gathered together, the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the counsellors of the king, are seeing these men, that the fire hath no power over their bodies, and the hair of their head hath not been singed, and their coats have not changed, and the smell of fire hath not passed on them.

World English Bible

The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies. The hair of their head wasn’t singed. Their pants weren’t changed. The smell of fire wasn’t even on them.

Darby Translation

And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had had no power, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.

Douay-Rheims

For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us, and all thy works are true, and thy ways right, and all thy judgments true.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

for thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἶς ἐποίησας, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔργα σου ἀληθινὰ, καὶ εὐθεῖαι αἱ ὁδοί σου, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ κρίσεις σου ἀλήθεια.