New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 1:8-10

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.

9Now Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430grantedוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Danielדָּ֣נִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840favorלְחֶ֖סֶדle.Che.sedH2617and compassionוּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑יםu.le.ra.cha.MimH7356in the sightלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the commanderשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ha.sa.ri.SimH5631,

10and the commanderשַׂ֤רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִים֙ha.sa.ri.SimH5631saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1840, “I am afraidH3372of my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whoH834has appointedמִנָּ֔הmi.NahH4487your foodמַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םma.'a.khal.KhemH3978and your drinkמִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םmish.tei.KhemH4960;for whyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100should he seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֜םpe.nei.KhemH6440lookingזֹֽעֲפִ֗יםzo.'a.FimH2196moreמִן־min-H4480haggardH2196thanH4480the youthsהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206whoH834are your own ageכְּגִֽילְכֶ֔םke.gi.le.KhemH1524? Then you wouldmake me forfeitוְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥םve.chi.yav.TemH2325my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.”

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