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Daniel 3

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נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמַלְכָּ֗אking theעֲבַד֙he madeצְלֵ֣םan imageדִּֽי־ofדְהַ֔בgoldרוּמֵהּ֙height itsאַמִּ֣יןwas cubitsשִׁתִּ֔יןsixtyפְּתָיֵ֖הּwidth itsאַמִּ֣יןwas cubitsשִׁ֑תsixאֲקִימֵהּ֙he set up itבְּבִקְעַ֣תon the plain ofדּוּרָ֔אDuraבִּמְדִינַ֖תin the province ofבָּבֶֽל׃Babylon
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וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רand Nebuchadnezzarמַלְכָּ֡אking theשְׁלַ֡חhe sentלְמִכְנַ֣שׁ׀to gatherלַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡אobj. satraps theסִגְנַיָּ֣אprefects theוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אand governors theאֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּא֩counselors theגְדָ֨בְרַיָּ֤אministers theדְּתָבְרַיָּא֙judges theתִּפְתָּיֵ֔אmagistrates theוְכֹ֖לand allשִׁלְטֹנֵ֣יthe authorities ofמְדִֽינָתָ֑אprovinces theלְמֵתֵא֙to comeלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תto the dedication ofצַלְמָ֔אimage theדִּ֥יwhichהֲקֵ֖יםhe had set upנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzarמַלְכָּֽא׃king the
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בֵּאדַ֡יִןin thenמִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡יןwere gatheredאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡אsatraps theסִגְנַיָּ֣אprefects theוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אand governors theאֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּ֣אcounselors theגְדָבְרַיָּא֩ministers theדְּתָ֨בְרַיָּ֜אjudges theתִּפְתָּיֵ֗אmagistrates theוְכֹל֙and allשִׁלְטֹנֵ֣יthe authorities ofמְדִֽינָתָ֔אprovinces theלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תfor the dedication ofצַלְמָ֔אimage theדִּ֥יwhichהֲקֵ֖יםhe had set upנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמַלְכָּ֑אking theוְקָֽיְמִין֙and they were standingלָקֳבֵ֣לto beforeצַלְמָ֔אimage theדִּ֥יwhichהֲקֵ֖יםhe had set upנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃Nebuchadnezzar
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וְכָרוֹזָ֖אand herald theקָרֵ֣אwas proclaimingבְחָ֑יִלwith powerלְכ֤וֹןto youאָֽמְרִין֙they are sayingעַֽמְמַיָּ֔אpeoples Oאֻמַּיָּ֖אthe nationsוְלִשָּׁנַיָּֽא׃and the languages
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בְּעִדָּנָ֡אat time theדִּֽי־whichתִשְׁמְע֡וּןyou will hearקָ֣לthe sound ofקַרְנָ֣אhorn theמַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָאflute theקַתְר֨וֹסzitherסַבְּכָ֤אtrigonפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙harpסוּמְפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הpipeוְכֹ֖לand allזְנֵ֣יthe kinds ofזְמָרָ֑אthe musicתִּפְּל֤וּןyou will fall downוְתִסְגְּדוּן֙so you may pay homageלְצֶ֣לֶםto the image ofדַּהֲבָ֔אthe goldדִּ֥יwhichהֲקֵ֖יםhe has set upנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzarמַלְכָּֽא׃king the
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וּמַן־and whoeverדִּי־thatלָ֥אnotיִפֵּ֖לhe will fall downוְיִסְגֻּ֑דso he may pay homageבַּהּ־at itשַׁעֲתָ֣אmoment theיִתְרְמֵ֔אhe will be thrownלְגֽוֹא־to the midst ofאַתּ֥וּןthe furnace ofנוּרָ֖אfire theיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃the burning
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כָּל־as toקֳבֵ֣לbecauseדְּנָ֡הthisבֵּהּ־at itזִמְנָ֡אtime theכְּדִ֣יas thatשָֽׁמְעִ֣יןwere hearingכָּֽל־allעַמְמַיָּ֡אpeoples theקָ֣לthe sound ofקַרְנָא֩horn theמַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜אflute theקַתְר֤וֹסzitherשַׂבְּכָא֙trigonפְּסַנְטֵרִ֔יןharpוְכֹ֖לand allזְנֵ֣יthe kinds ofזְמָרָ֑אthe musicנָֽפְלִ֨יןwere falling downכָּֽל־allעַֽמְמַיָּ֜אpeoples theאֻמַיָּ֣אnations theוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗אand languages theסָֽגְדִין֙they were paying homageלְצֶ֣לֶםto the image ofדַּהֲבָ֔אthe goldדִּ֥יwhichהֲקֵ֖יםhe had set upנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzarמַלְכָּֽא׃king theוְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הand pipe
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כָּל־as toקֳבֵ֤לbecauseדְּנָה֙thisבֵּהּ־at itזִמְנָ֔אtime theקְרִ֖בוּthey approachedגֻּבְרִ֣יןmenכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןChaldeanוַאֲכַ֥לוּand they ateקַרְצֵיה֖וֹןpieces theirדִּ֥יofיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃Jews the
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עֲנוֹ֙they repliedוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןand were sayingלִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רto Nebuchadnezzarמַלְכָּ֑אking theמַלְכָּ֖אking Oלְעָלְמִ֥יןfor everחֱיִֽי׃live!
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אַ֣נְתְּyouמַלְכָּא֮king Oשָׂ֣מְתָּyou madeטְּעֵם֒a decreeדִּ֣יthatכָל־everyאֱנָ֡שׁpersonדִּֽי־whoיִשְׁמַ֡עhe will hearקָ֣לthe sound ofקַרְנָ֣אhorn theמַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאflute theקַתְר֨וֹסzitherשַׂבְּכָ֤אtrigonפְסַנְתֵּרִין֙harpוְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הand pipeוְכֹ֖לand allזְנֵ֣יthe kinds ofזְמָרָ֑אthe musicיִפֵּ֥לhe will fall downוְיִסְגֻּ֖דso he may pay homageלְצֶ֥לֶםto the image ofדַּהֲבָֽא׃the gold
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וּמַן־and whoeverדִּי־thatלָ֥אnotיִפֵּ֖לhe will fall downוְיִסְגֻּ֑דso he may pay homageיִתְרְמֵ֕אhe will be thrownלְגֽוֹא־to the midst ofאַתּ֥וּןthe furnace ofנוּרָ֖אfire theיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃the burning
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אִיתַ֞יthereגֻּבְרִ֣יןare menיְהוּדָאיִ֗ןJewishדִּֽי־whomמַנִּ֤יתָyou have appointedיָתְהוֹן֙obj. themעַל־overעֲבִידַת֙the administration ofמְדִינַ֣תthe province ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonשַׁדְרַ֥ךְShadrachמֵישַׁ֖ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֑וֹ-negoגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אmen theאִלֵּ֗ךְtheseלָא־notשָׂ֨מֽוּthey have setעֲלָ֤ךְto youמַלְכָּא֙king Oטְעֵ֔םdiscretionלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙to god yourלָ֣אnotפָלְחִ֔יןthey are paying reverenceוּלְצֶ֧לֶםand to the image ofדַּהֲבָ֛אthe goldדִּ֥יwhichהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּyou have set upלָ֥אnotסָגְדִֽין׃ סthey are paying homage
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בֵּאדַ֤יִןin thenנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙Nebuchadnezzarבִּרְגַ֣זin rageוַחֲמָ֔הand angerאֲמַר֙he saidלְהַיְתָיָ֔הto bringלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְobj. Shadrachמֵישַׁ֖ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֑וֹ-negoבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙in thenגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אmen theאִלֵּ֔ךְtheseהֵיתָ֖יוּthey were broughtקֳדָ֥םbeforeמַלְכָּֽא׃king the
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עָנֵ֤הwas replyingנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙Nebuchadnezzarוְאָמַ֣רand was sayingלְה֔וֹןto themהַצְדָּ֕א¿ purposeשַׁדְרַ֥ךְO Shadrachמֵישַׁ֖ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֑וֹ-negoלֵֽאלָהַ֗יto gods myלָ֤אnotאִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙are youפָּֽלְחִ֔יןare paying reverenceוּלְצֶ֧לֶםand to the image ofדַּהֲבָ֛אthe goldדִּ֥יwhichהֲקֵ֖ימֶתI have set upלָ֥אnotסָֽגְדִֽין׃you are paying homage
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כְּעַ֞ןnowהֵ֧ןifאִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹןare youעֲתִידִ֗יןreadyדִּ֣יthatבְעִדָּנָ֡אat time theדִּֽי־whichתִשְׁמְע֡וּןyou will hearקָ֣לthe sound ofקַרְנָ֣אhorn theמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אflute theקַתְר֣וֹסzitherשַׂבְּכָ֡אtrigonפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩harpוְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜הand pipeוְכֹ֣ל׀and allזְנֵ֣יthe kinds ofזְמָרָ֗אthe musicתִּפְּל֣וּןyou will fall downוְתִסְגְּדוּן֮so you may pay homageלְצַלְמָ֣אto image theדִֽי־whichעַבְדֵת֒I have madeוְהֵן֙and ifלָ֣אnotתִסְגְּד֔וּןyou will pay homageבַּהּ־at itשַׁעֲתָ֣הmoment theתִתְרְמ֔וֹןyou will be thrownלְגֽוֹא־to the midst ofאַתּ֥וּןthe furnace ofנוּרָ֖אfire theיָקִֽדְתָּ֑אthe burningוּמַן־and who?ה֣וּאheאֱלָ֔הּis the godדֵּ֥יwhoיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןhe will deliver youמִן־fromיְדָֽי׃hands my
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עֲנ֗וֹthey repliedשַׁדְרַ֤ךְShadrachמֵישַׁךְ֙Meshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֔וֹ-negoוְאָמְרִ֖יןand they were sayingלְמַלְכָּ֑אto king theנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רNebuchadnezzarלָֽא־notחַשְׁחִ֨יןare needingאֲנַ֧חְנָהweעַל־concerningדְּנָ֛הthisפִּתְגָ֖םaffairלַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃to send back to you
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הֵ֣ןifאִיתַ֗יthereאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙is God ourדִּֽי־whomאֲנַ֣חְנָאweפָֽלְחִ֔יןare paying reverenceיָכִ֖לis being ableלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאto deliver usמִן־fromאַתּ֨וּןthe furnace ofנוּרָ֧אfire theיָקִֽדְתָּ֛אthe burningוּמִן־and fromיְדָ֥ךְhand yourמַלְכָּ֖אking Oיְשֵׁיזִֽב׃he will deliver
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וְהֵ֣ןand ifלָ֔אnotיְדִ֥יעַknownלֶהֱוֵא־let it beלָ֖ךְto youמַלְכָּ֑אking Oדִּ֤יthatלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙to god yourלָא־notאִיתַ֣נָאare weפָֽלְחִ֔יןpaying reverenceוּלְצֶ֧לֶםand to the image ofדַּהֲבָ֛אthe goldדִּ֥יwhichהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּyou have set upלָ֥אnotנִסְגֻּֽד׃ סwe will pay homage
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בֵּאדַ֨יִןin thenנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רNebuchadnezzarהִתְמְלִ֣יhe was filledחֱמָ֗אangerוּצְלֵ֤םand the image ofאַנְפּ֙וֹהִי֙face hisאֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔יit was changedעַל־againstשַׁדְרַ֥ךְShadrachמֵישַׁ֖ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֑וֹ-negoעָנֵ֤הhe was replyingוְאָמַר֙and he was sayingלְמֵזֵ֣אto heatלְאַתּוּנָ֔אobj. furnace theחַ֨ד־oneשִׁבְעָ֔הsevenעַ֛לoverדִּ֥יthatחֲזֵ֖הwas properלְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃to heat it
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וּלְגֻבְרִ֤יןand to menגִּבָּֽרֵי־mighty men ofחַ֙יִל֙powerדִּ֣יwhoבְחַיְלֵ֔הּwere in army hisאֲמַר֙he saidלְכַפָּתָ֔הto bindלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְobj. Shadrachמֵישַׁ֖ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֑וֹ-negoלְמִרְמֵ֕אto throwלְאַתּ֥וּןto the furnace ofנוּרָ֖אfire theיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃the burning
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בֵּאדַ֜יִןin thenגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אmen theאִלֵּ֗ךְtheseכְּפִ֙תוּ֙they were boundבְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙in mantles theirפַּטְּשֵׁיה֔וֹןtrousers theirוְכַרְבְּלָתְה֖וֹןand caps theirוּלְבֻשֵׁיה֑וֹןand clothes theirוּרְמִ֕יוand they were thrownלְגֽוֹא־to the midst ofאַתּ֥וּןthe furnace ofנוּרָ֖אfire theיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃the burning
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כָּל־as toקֳבֵ֣לbecauseדְּנָ֗הthisמִן־fromדִּ֞יthatמִלַּ֤תthe word ofמַלְכָּא֙king theמַחְצְפָ֔הbeing harshוְאַתּוּנָ֖אand furnace theאֵזֵ֣הwas heatedיַתִּ֑ירָאexceedinglyגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אmen theאִלֵּ֗ךְtheseדִּ֤יwhoהַסִּ֙קוּ֙they took upלְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְobj. Shadrachמֵישַׁךְ֙Meshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֔וֹ-negoקַטִּ֣לit killedהִמּ֔וֹןthemשְׁבִיבָ֖אflame theדִּ֥יofנוּרָֽא׃fire the
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וְגֻבְרַיָּ֤אand men theאִלֵּךְ֙theseתְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹןthree of themשַׁדְרַ֥ךְShadrachמֵישַׁ֖ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֑וֹ-negoנְפַ֛לוּthey fellלְגֽוֹא־to the midst ofאַתּוּן־the furnace ofנוּרָ֥אfire theיָֽקִדְתָּ֖אthe burningמְכַפְּתִֽין׃ פbound
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אֱדַ֙יִן֙thenנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמַלְכָּ֔אking theתְּוַ֖הּhe was alarmedוְקָ֣םand he aroseבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הin hasteעָנֵ֨הhe was replyingוְאָמַ֜רand he was sayingלְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִיto counselors hisהֲלָא֩¿ notגֻבְרִ֨יןmenתְּלָתָ֜אthreeרְמֵ֤ינָאdid we throwלְגוֹא־to the midst ofנוּרָא֙fire theמְכַפְּתִ֔יןboundעָנַ֤יִןthey were replyingוְאָמְרִין֙and they were sayingלְמַלְכָּ֔אto king theיַצִּיבָ֖אcertainמַלְכָּֽא׃king O
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עָנֵ֣הhe was replyingוְאָמַ֗רand he was sayingהָֽא־look!אֲנָ֨הIחָזֵ֜הam seeingגֻּבְרִ֣יןmenאַרְבְּעָ֗הfourשְׁרַ֙יִן֙loosedמַהְלְכִ֣יןthey are walkingבְּגֽוֹא־in the midst ofנוּרָ֔אfire theוַחֲבָ֖לand hurtלָא־notאִיתַ֣יthereבְּה֑וֹןis on themוְרֵוֵהּ֙and appearance hisדִּ֣יofרְֽבִיעָאָ֔הfourth theדָּמֵ֖הis likeלְבַר־obj. a son ofאֱלָהִֽין׃ סthe gods
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בֵּאדַ֜יִןin thenקְרֵ֣בhe approachedנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רNebuchadnezzarלִתְרַע֮to the door ofאַתּ֣וּןthe furnace ofנוּרָ֣אfire theיָקִֽדְתָּא֒the burningעָנֵ֣הhe was replyingוְאָמַ֗רand he was sayingשַׁדְרַ֨ךְO Shadrachמֵישַׁ֧ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵד־and Abed-נְג֛וֹ-negoעַבְד֛וֹהִיservants hisדִּֽי־ofאֱלָהָ֥אthe Godעִלָּאָ֖הMost High theפֻּ֣קוּcome out!וֶאֱת֑וֹand come!בֵּאדַ֣יִןin thenנָֽפְקִ֗יןwere coming outשַׁדְרַ֥ךְShadrachמֵישַׁ֛ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵ֥דand Abed-נְג֖וֹ-negoמִן־fromגּ֥וֹאthe midst ofנוּרָֽא׃fire the
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וּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁיןand were gatheredאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞אsatraps theסִגְנַיָּ֣אprefects theוּפַחֲוָתָא֮and governors theוְהַדָּבְרֵ֣יand the counselors ofמַלְכָּא֒king theחָזַ֣יִןthey were seeingלְגֻבְרַיָּ֣אobj. men theאִלֵּ֡ךְtheseדִּי֩thatלָֽא־notשְׁלֵ֨טit had had powerנוּרָ֜אfire theבְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןover body theirוּשְׂעַ֤רand the hair ofרֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙head theirלָ֣אnotהִתְחָרַ֔ךְit was singedוְסָרְבָּלֵיה֖וֹןand mantles theirלָ֣אnotשְׁנ֑וֹthey were changedוְרֵ֣יחַand the smell ofנ֔וּרfireלָ֥אnotעֲדָ֖תit had touchedבְּהֽוֹן׃on them
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עָנֵ֨הwas replyingנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רNebuchadnezzarוְאָמַ֗רand he was sayingבְּרִ֤יךְbe blessedאֱלָהֲהוֹן֙God theirדִּֽי־ofשַׁדְרַ֤ךְShadrachמֵישַׁךְ֙Meshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֔וֹ-negoדִּֽי־whoשְׁלַ֤חhe has sentמַלְאֲכֵהּ֙angel hisוְשֵׁיזִ֣בand he has deliveredלְעַבְד֔וֹהִיobj. servants hisדִּ֥יwhoהִתְרְחִ֖צוּthey trustedעֲל֑וֹהִיon himוּמִלַּ֤תand the word ofמַלְכָּא֙king theשַׁנִּ֔יוthey violatedוִיהַ֣בוּand they gaveגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbody theirדִּ֠יthatלָֽא־notיִפְלְח֤וּןthey will pay reverenceוְלָֽא־and notיִסְגְּדוּן֙they will pay homageלְכָל־to anyאֱלָ֔הּgodלָהֵ֖ןexceptלֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃to own God their
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וּמִנִּי֮and from meשִׂ֣יםit is madeטְעֵם֒a decreeדִּי֩thatכָל־anyעַ֨םpeopleאֻמָּ֜הnationוְלִשָּׁ֗ןand languageדִּֽי־whichיֵאמַ֤רit will sayשָׁלוּ֙negligenceעַ֣לagainstאֱלָהֲה֗וֹןGod theirדִּֽי־ofשַׁדְרַ֤ךְShadrachמֵישַׁךְ֙Meshachוַעֲבֵ֣דand Abed-נְג֔וֹא-negoהַדָּמִ֣יןmembersיִתְעֲבֵ֔דhe will be madeוּבַיְתֵ֖הּand house hisנְוָלִ֣יa refuse-heapיִשְׁתַּוֵּ֑הit will be madeכָּל־as toקֳבֵ֗לbecauseדִּ֣יthatלָ֤אnotאִיתַי֙thereאֱלָ֣הis a godאָחֳרָ֔ןanotherדִּֽי־whoיִכֻּ֥לhe is ableלְהַצָּלָ֖הto rescueכִּדְנָֽה׃like this
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בֵּאדַ֣יִןin thenמַלְכָּ֗אking theהַצְלַ֛חhe caused to prosperלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְobj. Shadrachמֵישַׁ֛ךְMeshachוַעֲבֵ֥דand Abed-נְג֖וֹ-negoבִּמְדִינַ֥תin the province ofבָּבֶֽל׃ פBabylon

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