Daniel 3:1–7 — The command to worship the statue

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Dan 3:1–7

3:1 The command to worship the statue

3 King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) had a gold statue made that stood nearly thirty metres high and was almost three metres wide, and it was erected on the Dura plain in the Babylonian province. 2 Then King Nevukadnetsar sent for the various levels of governors, the counsellors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the provincial officials, to all come to the dedication of the statue that he’d erected. 3 So all those officials assembled in front of the statue that the king had set up, ready for the dedication. 4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “You peoples, nations, and languages are commanded 5 that any time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, harps, pipes, and other instruments, you all must bow down and worship the gold statue that King Nevukadnetsar has erected. 6 Anyone who refuses to bow down and worship it at that time, will be thrown into a blazing furnace.” 7 So when all those people who had gathered heard the sounds made by the musical instruments, they all bowed down to worship the gold statue.

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3 Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar Oh/the_king he _made an _image of gold height _of_its was_cubits sixty width _of_its was_cubits six he_set _it _up on_the _plain _of Dura in_the _province _of Bāⱱel.

2 And_Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar Oh/the_king he _sent to_gather DOM_the_satraps the_prefects and_the_governors the_counsellors the_ministers the_judges the_magistrates and_all/each/any/every the _authorities _of the _provinces to_come to_the _dedication _of the _image which Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar Oh/the_king he _had _set _up.

3 In_then were_gathered the_satraps the_prefects and_the_governors the_counsellors the_ministers the_judges the_magistrates and_all/each/any/every the _authorities _of the _provinces for_the _dedication _of the _image which Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar Oh/the_king he _had _set _up and[fn] (to)_before the_image which Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar he _had _set _up.

4 And_the_herald was_proclaiming with_power to_you(pl) they_are_saying Oh_peoples (the)_nations and_(the)_languages.

5 At_the_time which you(pl)_will _hear the _sound _of the _horn the_flute zither[fn] trigon harp pipe and_all/each/any/every (the)_kinds _of (the)_music you(pl)_will _fall _down and_you(pl)_will _pay _homage to_the _image _of (the)_gold which Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar Oh/the_king he _has _set _up.

6 And_whoever that not he _will _fall _down and_he _will _pay _homage at_it the_moment he _will _be _thrown to_the _midst _of the _furnace _of the _fire (the)_burning.

7 As_to because this at_it the_time as_that all _of the_peoples were_hearing the _sound _of the _horn the_flute zither[fn] trigon harp and_all/each/any/every (the)_kinds _of (the)_music all _of the_peoples the_nations and_the_languages were_falling _down they_were_paying _homage to_the _image _of (the)_gold which Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar Oh/the_king he _had _set _up.

3:3 OSHB variant note: ו/קאמין: (x-qere) ’וְ/קָֽיְמִין֙’: lemma=c/6966 n=0.1.0 morph=AC/Vqrmpa id=27j2a וְ/קָֽיְמִין֙

3:5 OSHB variant note: קיתרוס: (x-qere) ’קַתְר֨וֹס’: lemma=7030 morph=ANcmsa id=27sgH קַתְר֨וֹס

3:7 OSHB variant note: קיתרס: (x-qere) ’קַתְר֤וֹס’: lemma=7030 morph=ANcmsa id=27tkY קַתְר֤וֹס

OET-RV by cross-referenced section DAN 3:1

The command to worship the statue

Dan 3:1–7