Daniel

Daniel 1:1–3

¹In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. ²And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar,^a to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.

³Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family^b and the nobility—

Footnotes

a 1:2 That is, Babylonia
b 1:3 Hebrew from the seed of the kingdom

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Daniel 1:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the third	שָׁל֔וֹשׁ	šā·lō·wōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
year	בִּשְׁנַ֣ת	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of the reign	לְמַלְכ֖וּת	lə·mal·ḵūṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
of Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים	yə·hō·w·yā·qîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3079 Jehojakim
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֧ר	nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֛ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
came	בָּ֣א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and besieged	וַיָּ֥צַר	way·yā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
it	עָלֶֽיהָ׃	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

Daniel 1:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֨י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
delivered	וַיִּתֵּן֩	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
into his hand	בְּיָד֜וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים	yə·hō·w·yā·qîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3079 Jehojakim
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
along with some	וּמִקְצָת֙	ū·miq·ṣāṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7117 end
of the articles	כְּלֵ֣י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
from the house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
He carried	וַיְבִיאֵ֥ם	way·ḇî·’êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the land	אֶֽרֶץ־	’e·reṣ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Shinar	שִׁנְעָ֖ר	šin·‘ār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8152 Shinar
to the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of his god	אֱלֹהָ֑יו	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God
he put	הֵבִ֔יא	hê·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in the treasury	אוֹצַ֥ר	’ō·w·ṣar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of his god	אֱלֹהָֽיו׃	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

Daniel 1:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
ordered	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Ashpenaz	לְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖ז	lə·’aš·pə·naz	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H828 Ashpenaz
the chief	רַ֣ב	raḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
of his court officials	סָרִיסָ֑יו	sā·rî·sāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5631 eunuch
to bring in	לְהָבִ֞יא	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
some	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Israelites	מִבְּנֵ֧י	mib·bə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
from the royal	הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה	ham·mə·lū·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4410 kingship, royalty
family	וּמִזֶּ֥רַע	ū·miz·ze·ra‘	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
and the nobility	הַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃	hap·par·tə·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6579 grandee

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Daniel 1:1 2 Chronicles 36:5–7 · 2 Kings 24:1–2 · 2 Kings 24:13

Daniel 1:2 2 Chronicles 36:7 · Jeremiah 27:19–20 · Zechariah 5:11 · Deuteronomy 32:30 · Genesis 10:10 · Judges 3:8 · Judges 2:14 · Deuteronomy 28:49–52 · Genesis 11:2 · 1 Samuel 31:9–10 · Jeremiah 51:44 · Isaiah 11:11

Daniel 1:3 Isaiah 39:7 · 2 Kings 20:17–18 · 2 Kings 24:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.