New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 1:11-13

11But Danielדָּנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the overseerהַמֶּלְצַ֑רha.mel.TzarH4453whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּֽרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631had appointedמִנָּה֙mi.NahH4487overעַל־'al-H5921Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838,

12“Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994putנַס־nas-H5254your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650toH5254theH5254testH5254for tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, and let us begivenוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414someמִן־min-H4480vegetablesהַזֵּרֹעִ֛יםha.ze.ro.'ImH2235to eatוְנֹאכְלָ֖הve.no.khe.LahH398and waterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325to drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

13Then let our appearanceמַרְאֵ֔ינוּmar.'Ei.nuH4758beexaminedוְיֵרָא֤וּve.ye.ra.'UH7200in your presenceלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440and the appearanceוּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758of the youthsהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206whoוְכַאֲשֶׁ֣רve.kha.'a.SherH834are eatingהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428choiceH6598foodH6598;and dealעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213with your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650according to whatH3512you seeתִּרְאֵ֔הtir.'EhH7200.”

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