Daniel
Daniel 1:16
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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיְהִ֣י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the steward | הַמֶּלְצַ֗ר | ham·mel·ṣar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4453 guardian ? |
| continued to withhold | נֹשֵׂא֙ | nō·śê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| their choice food | פַּתְבָּגָ֔ם | paṯ·bā·ḡām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6598 portion |
| and the wine | וְיֵ֖ין | wə·yên | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3196 wine |
| they were to drink | מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם | miš·tê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4960 feast |
| and he gave | וְנֹתֵ֥ן | wə·nō·ṯên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| vegetables | זֵרְעֹנִֽים׃ | zê·rə·‘ō·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2235 vegetable |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.