Daniel 1:11

Daniel 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
• New International Version (NIV)Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Context of Daniel 1:11

9God had already caused the officer to like Daniel and to be kind to him. 10But the officer said to Daniel, ‘I am afraid of the king, who is my master. He has chosen the food that he wants you to eat. If you eat different food, you might become weaker than the other young men. If the king sees that, he might kill me!’ The officer had chosen a guard to watch Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. So Daniel spoke to this man. 12He said, ‘Please sir, watch us for ten days. Give us only vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13After ten days, see what our faces and our bodies look like. Also see what the other young men who eat the king's food look like. When you look at them and you look at us, you can decide what to do with us.’

Daniel 1:11 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּנִיֵּ֖אל אֶל־הַמֶּלְצַ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִנָּה֙ שַׂ֣ר הַסָּֽרִיסִ֔ים עַל־דָּנִיֵּ֣אל חֲנַנְיָ֔ה מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l dâni'êl · DanielH1840
• to Melzarמֶלְצָרmeltsâr · `steward`H4453
• whom the princeשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the eunuchsסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
• had setמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
• Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֫הוּchănanyâh chănanyâhû · HananiahH2608
• Mishaelמִישָׁאֵלmîyshâ'êl · MishaelH4332
• and Azariahעֲזַרְיָה‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838

Cross-references for Daniel 1:11

• Daniel 1:16So the guard no longer gave them the king's food and wine to eat. He gave vegetables and water to them instead.

Commentaries on Daniel 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Then said Daniel to Melzar - Melzar was an officer under Ashpenaz, whose office it was to attend to the food, clothing, etc., of these royal captives. Others think מלצר meltsar, master of the inn or hotel, the name of an office.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel … - Margin, or, the “steward.” It is not easy to determine whether the word here used (מלצר meltsâr ) is to be regarded as a proper name, or the name of an office. It occurs nowhere else, except in Daniel 1:16, applied to the same person. Gesenius regards it as denoting the name of an office in the Babylonian court - master of the wine, chief butler. Others regard it as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 The interest we think we make for ourselves, we must acknowledge to be God's gift. Daniel was still firm to his religion. Whatever they called him, he still held fast the spirit of an Israelite. These youths scrupled concerning the meat, lest it should be sinful. When God's people are in Babylon they need take special care that they partake not of her sins. It is much to the praise of young people, not to covet or seek the delights of sense…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13Daniel found a wise plan that would protect both his faith and Ashpenaz's safety.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Melzar--rather, the steward, or chief butler, entrusted by Ashpenaz with furnishing the daily portion to the youths [Gesenius]. The word is still in use in Persia.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 1:11

• Abed-Nego
• Abstemiousness
• Appetite
• Daniel
• Government
• Integrity
• Melzar
• Mishael
• Prudence
• School

In the dictionaries

• Azariah
• Daniel
• Hananiah
• Mishael
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Liking
• Melzar
• Drunkenness
• Genealogy
• Judah, Kingdom of

Commentaries on Daniel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings