H3809–לָא–la

and whosoever doth not fall down and worship shall that same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

לָ֥א la' “not”

and [ergänzt: that] whosoever doth not fall down and worship, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

לָ֥א la' “not”

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

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

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them, Is it of purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden image that I have set up?

לָ֤א la' “not”לָ֥א la' “not”

Now if ye be ready at the time that ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, [ergänzt: well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast that same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace: and who is the 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 have no need to answer thee in this matter.

לָֽא־ la'- “not”

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

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

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his counsellors, Did not we 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 appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.

לָא־ la'- “not”

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.

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

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who 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 in every people, nation, and language, he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort.

לָ֤א la' “not”

Then came in the scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation of it.

לָא־ la'- “not”

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

לָא־ la'- “not”

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto 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 glory 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 the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto 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.

וְלָֽא־ (לָֽא) la'- “not”

And now the wise men, the magicians, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing.

וְלָֽא־ (לָֽא) la'- “not”

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

לָ֥א la' “not”

but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of the heavens; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk 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, hast thou 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 one -- to whom these satraps should render account, and that the king should suffer no loss.

לָֽא־ la'- “not”

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom; but they could not find any pretext or fault; inasmuch 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 pretext against this Daniel, unless we find [ergänzt: it] against him touching the law of his God.

לָ֧א la' “not”

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

לָ֧א la' “not”לָ֥א la' “not”