Daniel

Daniel 1:3–5

³Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family^b and the nobility— ⁴young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace— and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.^c

⁵The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.

Footnotes

b 1:3 Hebrew from the seed of the kingdom
c 1:4 That is, the Babylonians

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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

Daniel 1:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
young men	יְלָדִ֣ים	yə·lā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
without	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
blemish	מְאוּם	mə·ʾūm	Noun - masculine singular	H3971 blemish, defect
handsome	וְטוֹבֵ֨י	wə·ṭō·w·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
gifted	וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים	ū·maś·kî·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7919 be prudent
in all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
wisdom	חָכְמָ֗ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
knowledgeable	וְיֹ֤דְעֵי	wə·yō·ḏə·‘ê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3045 know
quick	מַדָּ֔ע	mad·dā‘	Noun - masculine singular	H4093 knowledge, thought
to understand	וּמְבִינֵ֣י	ū·mə·ḇî·nê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct	H995 discern
and qualified	כֹּ֣חַ	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
to serve	לַעֲמֹ֖ד	la·‘ă·mōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5975 take one's stand, stand
in the king’s	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בְּהֵיכַ֣ל	bə·hê·ḵal	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple
and to teach them	וּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥ם	ū·lă·lam·mə·ḏām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
the language	וּלְשׁ֥וֹן	ū·lə·šō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
and literature	סֵ֖פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean

Daniel 1:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
assigned	וַיְמַן֩	way·man	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
them	לָהֶ֨ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
daily	בְּיוֹמ֗וֹ	bə·yō·w·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
provisions	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the royal	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
food	בַּ֤ג	baḡ	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6598 portion
and wine	וּמִיֵּ֣ין	ū·mî·yên	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3196 wine
They were to be trained	וּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖ם	ū·lə·ḡad·də·lām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
for three	שָׁל֑וֹשׁ	šā·lō·wōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
years	שָׁנִ֣ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
after which	וּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔ם	ū·miq·ṣā·ṯām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7117 end
they were to enter	יַֽעַמְד֖וּ	ya·‘am·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
the king’s service	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

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Daniel 1:4 Acts 7:22 · Daniel 5:11 · Proverbs 22:29 · Daniel 2:10 · 2 Samuel 14:25 · Daniel 1:17–20 · Leviticus 24:19–20 · Leviticus 21:18–21 · Daniel 5:7

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