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Daniel 1:3-7

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.

5The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428assignedוַיְמַן֩vay.ManH4487themdailyH3117מִפַּת־mi.pat-H6598provisionsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the royalהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428foodבַּ֤גbagH6598and wineוּמִיֵּ֣ין מִשְׁתָּ֔יוu.mi.Yein mish.TavH3196 H4960.They were to be trainedוּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖םu.le.ga.de.LamH1431for threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141,after whichוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.TamH7117they were to enterיַֽעַמְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥יya.'am.Du lif.NeiH5975 H6440the king’s serviceהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

6Among these young menwere someוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961fromמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:DanielH1841,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838.

7The chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269officialהַסָּרִיסִ֖יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631gave themוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760new namesשֵׁמ֑וֹתshe.MotH8034:To DanielH1841he gaveוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the name Belteshazzarבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095;to Hananiahוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.YahH2608,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֔ךְshad.RakhH7714;to Mishaelוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'ElH4332,Meshachמֵישַׁ֔ךְmei.ShakhH4335;and to Azariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.YahH5838,AbednegoH5664.

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