Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 1:2-4

2And the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414into his handבְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.DoH3027Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853,along with someוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117of the articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627from the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.He carried these offוַיְבִיאֵ֥םvay.vi.'EmH935to the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152,to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, whereוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853he putהֵבִ֔יאhe.Vi'H935themהַכֵּלִ֣יםha.ke.LimH3627in the treasuryבֵּ֖ית אוֹצַ֥רbeit 'o.TzarH1004 H214of his godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

3Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428orderedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ashpenazלְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖זle.'ash.pe.NazH828,the chiefרַ֣בravH7227of his court officialsסָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.SavH5631,to bring inלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935someוּמִן־u.min-H4480Israelitesמִבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478from the royalהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410familyוּמִזֶּ֥רַעu.mi.Ze.ra'H2233and the nobilityהַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃Ha.par.te.MimH6579—

4young menיְלָדִ֣יםye.la.DimH3206אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369כָּל־kol-H3605blemishמוּם֩me.'umH3971,handsomeוְטוֹבֵ֨י מַרְאֶ֜הve.to.Vei mar.'EhH2896 H4758,giftedוּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣יםu.mas.ki.LimH7919in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451,knowledgeableוְיֹ֤דְעֵי דַ֙עַת֙ve.Yo.de.'ei da.'atH3045 H1847,quickמַדָּ֔עma.Da'H4093to understandוּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.NeiH995וַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834,and qualifiedכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581to serveלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975in the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964—and to teach themוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.DamH3925the languageוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956and literatureסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

Read all of Daniel 1

Commentaries on Daniel 1