Daniel

Daniel 1:12–16

12“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”

14So he consented to this and tested them for ten days. 15And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food. 16So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.

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Daniel 1:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Pleaseנָ֥אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
testנַס־nas-Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH5254 test, try
your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
for tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה‘ă·śā·rāhNumber - masculine singularH6235 ten
daysיָמִ֣יםyā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day
Let us be givenוְיִתְּנוּ־wə·yit·tə·nū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
onlyמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
vegetablesהַזֵּרֹעִ֛יםhaz·zê·rō·‘îmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2235 vegetable
to eatוְנֹאכְלָ֖הwə·nō·ḵə·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH398 eat
and waterוּמַ֥יִםū·ma·yimConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
to drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃wə·niš·tehConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common pluralH8354 drink

Daniel 1:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then compareוְיֵרָא֤וּwə·yê·rā·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7200 see
our appearancesמַרְאֵ֔ינוּmar·’ê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH4758 sight, appearance, vision
with thoseוּמַרְאֵה֙ū·mar·’êhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4758 sight, appearance, vision
of the young menהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay·lā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3206 child, son, boy, youth
who are eatingהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםhā·’ō·ḵə·lîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH398 eat
the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
foodפַּתְבַּ֣גpaṯ·baḡNoun - masculine singular constructH6598 portion
and dealעֲשֵׂ֖ה‘ă·śêhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6213 do, make
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
according to whatוְכַאֲשֶׁ֣רwə·ḵa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you seeתִּרְאֵ֔הtir·’êhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7200 see

Daniel 1:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So he consentedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עway·yiš·ma‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
to thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
and tested themוַיְנַסֵּ֖םway·nas·sêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5254 test, try
for tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃‘ă·śā·rāhNumber - masculine singularH6235 ten
daysיָמִ֥יםyā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day

Daniel 1:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And atמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the endוּמִקְצָת֙ū·miq·ṣāṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH7117 end
of tenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה‘ă·śā·rāhNumber - masculine singularH6235 ten
daysיָמִ֣יםyā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day
they lookedנִרְאָ֤הnir·’āhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
healthierט֔וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and better nourishedוּבְרִיאֵ֖יū·ḇə·rî·’êConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural constructH1277 fat
than allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the young menהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay·lā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3206 child, son, boy, youth
who were eatingהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםhā·’ō·ḵə·lîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH398 eat
the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
foodפַּתְבַּ֥גpaṯ·baḡNoun - masculine singular constructH6598 portion

Daniel 1:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soוַיְהִ֣יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the stewardהַמֶּלְצַ֗רham·mel·ṣarArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4453 guardian ?
continued to withholdנֹשֵׂא֙nō·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
their choice foodפַּתְבָּגָ֔םpaṯ·bā·ḡāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH6598 portion
and the wineוְיֵ֖יןwə·yênConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3196 wine
they were to drinkמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmiš·tê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4960 feast
and he gaveוְנֹתֵ֥ןwə·nō·ṯênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
themלָהֶ֖םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
vegetablesזֵרְעֹנִֽים׃zê·rə·‘ō·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH2235 vegetable

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Daniel 1:12 Romans 14:2 · Daniel 1:16 · Deuteronomy 8:3 · Genesis 1:29–30

Daniel 1:15 Exodus 23:25 · Proverbs 10:22 · 2 Kings 4:42–44 · Matthew 4:4 · Haggai 1:6

Daniel 1:16 Daniel 1:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.