H3809–לָא–la

And whoever shall not fall down and worship shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

לָ֥א la' “not”

And whoever shall not fall down and worship, that he shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

לָ֥א la' “not”

There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

לָא־ la'- “not”לָ֣א la' “not”לָ֥א la' “not”

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said to them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do ye not serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

לָ֤א la' “not”לָ֥א la' “not”

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

לָ֣א la' “not”

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

לָֽא־ la'- “not”

But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

לָ֔א La' “not”לָא־ la'- “not”לָ֥א la' “not”

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

הֲלָא֩ (לָא֩) La' “not”

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt: and the form of the fourth is like the son of God.

לָא־ la'- “not”

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counselors, being assembled, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor had the smell of fire passed upon them.

לָֽא־ la'- “not”לָ֣א la' “not”לָ֣א la' “not”לָ֥א la' “not”

Then Nebuchadnezzar spoke, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

לָֽא־ la'- “not”וְלָֽא־ (לָֽא) la'- “not”

Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other god that can deliver after this sort.

לָ֤א la' “not”

Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the sooth-sayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the interpretation of it.

לָא־ la'- “not”

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation of it.

לָא־ la'- “not”

This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation of it, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

לָֽא־ la'- “not”

The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?

הֲלָ֥א (לָ֥א) La' “not”

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say to him, What doest thou?

כְּלָ֣ה (לָ֣ה) Lah “not”וְלָ֤א (לָ֤א) La' “not”

Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation of it.

וְלָֽא־ (לָֽא) la'- “not”

And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it, but they could not show the interpretation of the thing:

וְלָֽא־ (לָֽא) la'- “not”

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this;

לָ֥א la' “not”

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drank wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.

לָֽא־ la'- “not”וְלָא־ (לָא) la'- “not”וְלָ֥א (לָ֥א) La' “not”לָ֥א la' “not”

And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts to them, and the king should have no damage.

לָֽא־ la'- “not”

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

לָא־ la'- “not”לָ֥א la' “not”

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

לָ֧א la' “not”

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

לָ֧א la' “not”לָ֥א la' “not”