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Daniel 1:5-8

5Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedH5975forthemadailyportionoftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428dainties,andofthewineוּמִיֵּ֣יןu.mi.YeinH3196whichhedrankמִשְׁתָּ֔יוmish.TavH4960,andthattheyshouldbenourishedthreeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141;thatattheendוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.TamH7117thereoftheyshouldstandיַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

6Nowamong thesewereH1961,ofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838.

7AndtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631gavenamesH8034untothem: untoDanielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1840hegavethenameH8034ofBelteshazzarבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095;andtoHananiahוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.YahH2608,ofShadrach;andtoMishaelוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'ElH4332,ofMeshach;andtoAzariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.YahH5838,ofAbed-nego.

8ButDanielדָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840purposedinhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820thathewouldnotdefilehimselfwiththeking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dainties,norwiththewineוּבְיֵ֣יןu.ve.YeinH3196whichhedrankמִשְׁתָּ֑יוmish.TavH4960:thereforeherequestedoftheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631thathemightnotdefilehimself.

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