Daniel
Daniel 1:3
3Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal familyb and the nobility—
Footnotes
- b 1:3 Hebrew from the seed of the kingdom
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 39:7 · 2 Kings 20:17–18 · 2 Kings 24:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.