Daniel
Daniel 1:5
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.
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.