Daniel 3:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 3:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עָנֵ֤ה
ʻănâh
H6032
to answer
נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙
Nᵉbûwkadnetstsar
H5020
Nebuchadnezzar
וְאָמַ֣ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
לְה֔וֹן
הַצְדָּ֕א
tsᵉdâʼ
H6656
purpose
שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ
Shadrak
H7715
Shadrach
מֵישַׁ֖ךְ
Mêyshak
H4336
Meshach
וַעֲבֵ֣ד
ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ
H5665
Abed-nego
נְג֑וֹ
ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ
H5665
Abed-nego
לֵֽאלָהַ֗י
ʼĕlâhh
H426
God
לָ֤א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙
ʼîythay
H383
there is
פָּֽלְחִ֔ין
pᵉlach
H6399
to serve
וּלְצֶ֧לֶם
tselem
H6755
idol
דַּהֲבָ֛א
dᵉhab
H1722
gold
דִּ֥י
dîy
H1768
which
הֲקֵ֖ימֶת
qûwm
H6966
to arise
לָ֥א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
סָֽגְדִֽין
çᵉgid
H5457
to worship
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World English Bible Public Domain
Nebuchadnezzar answered them, Is it on purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don't serve my god, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
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King James Version Public Domain
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Nebuchadnezzar responded and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you will not serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).