New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 1:3-7

3Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428orderedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ashpenazלְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖זle.'ash.pe.NazH828,the chiefרַ֣בravH7227of hisofficialsסָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.SavH5631,to bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935in someH4480of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,including someH4480of theroyalהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410familyוּמִזֶּ֥רַעu.mi.Ze.ra'H2233and of the noblesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃Ha.par.te.MimH6579,

4youthsיְלָדִ֣יםye.la.DimH3206in whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasnoאֵֽין־ כָּל־'ein- kol-H369 H3605defectמוּם֩me.'umH3971,who were good-lookingוְטוֹבֵ֨י מַרְאֶ֜הve.to.Vei mar.'EhH2896 H4758,showingH7919intelligenceH7919in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605branch ofwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451,endowedוְיֹ֤דְעֵיve.Yo.de.'eiH3045with understandingוּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.NeiH995and discerningH995knowledgeמַדָּ֔עma.Da'H4093,and whoוַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834had abilityH3851forservingלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975in the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428courtבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964; and he ordered himto teachוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.DamH3925them theliteratureסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612andlanguageוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

5The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedוַיְמַן֩vay.ManH4487for them a dailyH3117rationדְּבַר־de.var-H1697from theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428choiceמִפַּת־mi.pat-H6598foodבַּ֤גbagH6598and from the wineוּמִיֵּ֣יןu.mi.YeinH3196whichH4960he drankמִשְׁתָּ֔יוmish.TavH4960, and appointed that they should beeducatedוּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖םu.le.ga.de.LamH1431threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141,at the endוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.TamH7117of which they were toenterH5975the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428personalH6440serviceH5975 H6440.

6Now among them from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wereDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838.

7Then the commanderשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִ֖יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631assignedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760newnamesשֵׁמ֑וֹתshe.MotH8034to them; and to Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1840he assignedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the nameBelteshazzarבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095,to Hananiahוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.YahH2608Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֔ךְshad.RakhH7714,to Mishaelוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'ElH4332Meshachמֵישַׁ֔ךְmei.ShakhH4335and to Azariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.YahH5838Abed-negoH5664.

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