New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 1:5-8

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.

8But Danielדָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760up his mindלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820that he would notdefileיִתְגָּאַ֛לyit.ga.'AlH1351himself with theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428choiceH6598foodH6598or with thewineוּבְיֵ֣יןu.ve.YeinH3196whichH4960he drankמִשְׁתָּ֑יוmish.TavH4960;so he soughtוַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙vay.va.KeshH1245permissionfrom the commanderמִשַּׂ֣רmi.SarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631that he might not defileיִתְגָּאָֽל׃yit.ga.'AlH1351himself.

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