to prosper
tse.lach describes people or work advancing successfully in the situations shown.
The attested passages show successful progress both for people and for a building project: the king advances three men in Daniel 3:30, while work and builders advance toward completion in Ezra 5:8 and Ezra 6:14.
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Successful progress of people or work · dominant
In Daniel 3:30, the Hiphil perfect form occurs where the king causes Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to advance in Babylon; the APB renders the clause "caused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to prosper." In Ezra 5:8 and Ezra 6:14, participial forms occur with the temple work and its builders; the APB renders the work as "is prospering in their hands" and the elders as "building and prospering."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "prosper" for the king's action toward the three men, for the advancing work, and for the builders. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a separate English equivalent in each verse.