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Daniel 1:8-14

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

9NowGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430madeH5414Danielדָּ֣נִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840tofindkindnessandcompassionוּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑יםu.le.ra.cha.MimH7356inthesightoftheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631.

10AndtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631saidH559untoDanielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1840,Ifearיָרֵ֤אya.Re'H3373mylordH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whohathappointedH4487yourfoodמַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םma.'a.khal.KhemH3978andyourdrinkמִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םmish.tei.KhemH4960:forwhyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100shouldheseeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200yourfacesH6440worselookingH7200thantheyouthsהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206thatareofyourownage?sowouldye endangermyheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218withthekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

11ThensaidH559Danielדָּנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840tothestewardwhomtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631hadappointedH4487overDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838:

12Prove thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Ibeseechthee,tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117;andletthemgiveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414uspulsetoeatוְנֹאכְלָ֖הve.no.khe.LahH398,andwaterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325todrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

13ThenletourcountenancesbelookedH7200uponbeforethee,andthecountenanceoftheyouthsהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206thateatהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398oftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dainties;andasthou seest,dealwiththyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

14Sohehearkened untotheminthismatterH1697,andprovedthemtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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