Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 1:12-16

12“Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853testנַס־nas-H5254your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650for tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117.Let us be givenוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414onlyמִן־min-H4480vegetablesהַזֵּרֹעִ֛יםha.ze.ro.'ImH2235to eatוְנֹאכְלָ֖הve.no.khe.LahH398and waterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325to drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

13Then compareוְיֵרָא֤וּ לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.ye.ra.'U le.fa.Nei.khaH7200 H6440our appearancesמַרְאֵ֔ינוּmar.'Ei.nuH4758with thoseוּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758of the young menהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206who are eatingהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398אֵ֖ת'etH853the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428foodפַּתְבַּ֣גpat.BagH6598,and dealעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213withעִם־'im-H5973your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650according to whatוְכַאֲשֶׁ֣רve.kha.'a.SherH834you seeתִּרְאֵ֔הtir.'EhH7200.”

14So he consentedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to thisלַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑הla.da.Var ha.ZehH1697 H2088and tested themוַיְנַסֵּ֖םvay.na.SemH5254for tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

15And atמִן־min-H4480the endוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117of tenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,they lookedנִרְאָ֤ה מַרְאֵיהֶם֙nir.'Ah mar.'ei.HemH7200 H4758healthierט֔וֹבTovH2896and better nourishedוּבְרִיאֵ֖י בָּשָׂ֑רu.ve.ri.'Ei ba.SarH1277 H1320than allכָּל־kol-H3605the young menהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206who were eatingהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398אֵ֖ת'etH853the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428foodפַּתְבַּ֥גpat.BagH6598.

16Soוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961the stewardהַמֶּלְצַ֗רha.mel.TzarH4453continued to withholdנֹשֵׂא֙no.Se'H5375אֶת־'et-H853their choice foodפַּתְבָּגָ֔םpat.ba.GamH6598and the wineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196they were to drinkמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960,and he gaveוְנֹתֵ֥ןve.no.TenH5414themvegetablesזֵרְעֹנִֽים׃ze.re.'o.NimH2235instead.

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