Daniel

Daniel 1:10

10but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”

Read all of Daniel 1

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but heשַׂ֤רśarNoun - masculine singular constructH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלlə·ḏā·nî·yêlPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1841 Daniel
Iאֲנִי֙’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
fearיָרֵ֤אyā·rêAdjective - masculine singularH3373 fear
my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י’ă·ḏō·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
has assignedמִנָּ֔הmin·nāhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4487 count, number, reckon, assign
your foodמַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םma·’ă·ḵal·ḵemNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH3978 food
and drinkמִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םmiš·tê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH4960 feast
Forאֲשֶׁ֡ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
whyלָמָּה֩lām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
should he seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֜םpə·nê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
looking thinnerזֹֽעֲפִ֗יםzō·‘ă·p̄îmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH2196 be out of humour, vexed; be enraged
thanמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
those of the other young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay·lā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3206 child, son, boy, youth
your ageכְּגִֽילְכֶ֔םkə·ḡî·lə·ḵemPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH1524 rejoicing
You would endangerוְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥םwə·ḥî·yaḇ·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH2325 be guilty
my headרֹאשִׁ֖יrō·šîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH7218 head
before the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃lam·me·leḵPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 6:16–18

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.