King James Version

Daniel 3:9

They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.

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עֲנוֹ֙anvospeakעֲנָהverb, 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.וְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןveamerinand 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.לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlinvukhadnetsarto Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.מַלְכָּ֑אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.מַלְכָּ֖אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.לְעָלְמִ֥יןlealeminto for everעָלַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to for ever”, the ordinary formH5957remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, foreverfor (n-)ever (lasting), old.חֱיִֽיcheyiliveחֲיָאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “live”, a commandH2418to livelive, keep alive.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They spoke and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king: 'O king, live for ever!

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American Standard Version (1901)

They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

they have answered, yea, they are saying to Nebuchadnezzar the king, 'O king, to the ages live!

World English Bible

They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!

Darby Translation

They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever!

Douay-Rheims

And said to king Nabuchodonosor: O king, live for ever:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They spoke and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king: 'O king, live for ever!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O king, live for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

βασιλεῦ, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ζῆθι.