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And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.

וּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹן (בְ) ve. “in”

Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold, -- the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure.

בִידַ֗יִן (בִ) vi. “[was] by”

Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

בֵּ֠אדַיִן (בֵּ֠) Be. “<in>”

And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon. And Daniel was in the gate of the king.

בִּתְרַ֥ע (בִּ) bi “[was] in”

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, [ergänzt: and] its breadth six cubits; he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

בְּבִקְעַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “on”בִּמְדִינַ֖ת (בִּ) bi “in”

Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the justices, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

בֵּאדַ֡יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”

And the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, [ergänzt: O] peoples, nations, and languages,

בְחָ֑יִל (בְ) ve. “with”

that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;

בְּעִדָּנָ֡א (בְּ) be. “at”

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

בַּהּ־ (בַּ) ba “at”

Therefore at that time when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down [ergänzt: and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

בֵּהּ־ (בֵּ) be “at”

Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

בֵּהּ־ (בֵּ) be “at”

Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then were these men brought before the king.

בֵּאדַ֤יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”בִּרְגַ֣ז (בִּ) bi “in”בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ (בֵּ) be. “<in>”

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?

בְעִדָּנָ֡א (בְ) ve. “at”בַּהּ־ (בַּ) ba “at”

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

בֵּאדַ֨יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

בְחַיְלֵ֔הּ (בְ) ve. “[were] in”

Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their cloaks, and their garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

בֵּאדַ֜יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”בְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑ה (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בְּגֽוֹא־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּה֑וֹן (בְּ) be. “[is] on”

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the opening of the burning fiery furnace; he spoke and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come [ergänzt: hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth from the midst of the fire.

בֵּאדַ֜יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”בֵּאדַ֣יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”

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.

בְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹן (בְּ) be. “over”בְּהֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “on”

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon.

בֵּאדַ֣יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”בִּמְדִינַ֥ת (בִּ) bi “in”

Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

בְּבֵיתִ֔י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בֵּאדַ֣יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”

But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and before him I told the dream:

בֵּ֑הּ (בֵּ֑) Be “[is] in”