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

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וְהֵ֣ןve.Henand if

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2006A

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: if

Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 7:26, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2006A; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 1

לָ֔אLa'not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 2

יְדִ֥יעַye.Di.a'known

Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046

Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVQrmsa)

Meaning: to know

Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 3

לֶהֱוֵא\־le.he.ve'-let it be

Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 4

מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'king O

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 5

דִּ֤יdithat

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 6

לָא\־la'-not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 7

פָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.Chinpaying reverence

Lemma: פְּלַח (pe.lach) · Strong's: H6399

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVqrmpa)

Meaning: to serve

Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 7:24, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:28, Daniel 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6399; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 8

וּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemand to [the] image of

Lemma: צְלֵם (tse.lem) · Strong's: H6755

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: image

Used 17 times. Also: Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:32, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6755; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 9

דַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'<the> gold

Lemma: דְּהַב (de.hav) · Strong's: H1722

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: gold

Used 23 times. Also: Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Ezra 7:15, Ezra 7:16, Ezra 7:18, Daniel 2:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1722; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 10

דִּ֥יdiwhich

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 11

הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.tayou have set up

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6966I

Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVhp2ms)

Meaning: to stand: establish

Used 25 times. Also: Ezra 6:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6966I; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 12

לָ֥אla'not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 13

נִסְגֻּֽד\׃\ \סnis.Gudwe will pay homage

Lemma: סְגִ֑ד (se.gid) · Strong's: H5457

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (AVqi1cp)

Meaning: to do homage

Used 12 times. Also: Daniel 2:46, Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5457; TAHOT Daniel 3:18 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But even if	→	הֵן H2006A if
He does not	→	לָא H3809 not
let it	→	הֲוָא H1934 to be
be known	→	יְדַע H3046 to know
to you	→
O king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
that	→	דִּי H1768 that
we will not	→	לָא H3809 not
. . .	→	אִיתַי H0383 there is
serve	→	פְּלַח H6399 to serve
your gods	→	אֱלָהּ H0426 god
or worship	→	סְגִ֑ד H5457 to do homage
the golden	→	דְּהַב H1722 gold
statue	→	צְלֵם H6755 image
you have set up	→	קוּם H6966I to stand: establish

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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