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Daniel 1:8-12

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.

9Now Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853had grantedוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414DanielH1841favorלְחֶ֖סֶדle.Che.sedH2617and compassionוּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑יםu.le.ra.cha.MimH7356fromלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269officialהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ha.sa.ri.SimH5631,

10but heשַׂ֤ר הַסָּרִיסִים֙sar ha.sa.ri.SimH8269 H5631saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to DanielH1841, “Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853fearיָרֵ֤אya.Re'H3373my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has assignedמִנָּ֔הmi.NahH4487אֶת־'et-H853your foodמַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םma.'a.khal.KhemH3978וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and drinkמִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םmish.tei.KhemH4960.Forאֲשֶׁ֡ר'a.SherH834whyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100should he seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֜םpe.nei.KhemH6440looking thinnerזֹֽעֲפִ֗יםzo.'a.FimH2196thanמִן־min-H4480those of the other young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834your ageכְּגִֽילְכֶ֔םke.gi.le.KhemH1524?You would endangerוְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥םve.chi.yav.TemH2325אֶת־'et-H853my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218before the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428!”

11Then DanielH1841saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the stewardהַמֶּלְצַ֑רha.mel.TzarH4453whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269officialהַסָּֽרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631had appointedמִנָּה֙mi.NahH4487overעַל־'al-H5921DanielH1841,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838,

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.

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