Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleShadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. Young's Literal Translation {A7715.htm" title="{A7715">Shadrach{A4336.htm" title="{A4336">, Meshach{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A5665.htm" title="{A5665"> Abed-Nego{A6032.htm" title="{A6032"> have answered{A560.htm" title="{A560">, yea, they are saying{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> to{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A4430.htm" title="{A4430"> king{A5020.htm" title="{A5020"> Nebuchadnezzar{A586.htm" title="{A586">, ‘We{A3809.htm" title="{A3809"> have no{A2818.htm" title="{A2818"> need{A5922.htm" title="{A5922"> concerning{A1836.htm" title="{A1836"> this{A6600.htm" title="{A6600"> matter{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> to{A8421.htm" title="{A8421"> answer{A9923.htm" title="{A9923"> thee. King James Bible Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter. Hebrew Shadrach,שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ (šaḏ·raḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7715: Shadrach -- Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions Meshach, מֵישַׁךְ֙ (mê·šaḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4336: Meshach -- a Babylonian name and Abednego נְג֔וֹ (nə·ḡōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5665: Abed-nego -- 'servant of Nebo', Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions replied עֲנ֗וֹ (‘ă·nōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6032: To answer to the king, לְמַלְכָּ֑א (lə·mal·kā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king “O Nebuchadnezzar, נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5020: Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king we אֲנַ֧חְנָה (’ă·naḥ·nāh) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 586: We have לָֽא־ (lā-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3809: Not, no no need חַשְׁחִ֨ין (ḥaš·ḥîn) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2818: To be necessary, to need to answer you לַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃ (la·hă·ṯā·ḇū·ṯāḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8421: To return in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5922: Above, over, upon, against this דְּנָ֛ה (də·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1836: This matter. פִּתְגָ֖ם (piṯ·ḡām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6600: A word, answer, letter, decree |