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Daniel 1:5-8

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.

8But DanielH1841madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760upעַל־'al-H5921his mindלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834he would notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808defile himselfיִתְגָּאַ֛לyit.ga.'AlH1351with the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428foodבְּפַתְבַּ֥גbe.fat.BagH6598or wineוּבְיֵ֣ין מִשְׁתָּ֑יוu.ve.Yein mish.TavH3196 H4960.So he askedוַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙vay.va.KeshH1245the chiefמִשַּׂ֣רmi.SarH8269officialהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631for permissionאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to defile himselfיִתְגָּאָֽל׃yit.ga.'AlH1351.

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