Daniel 1:5

Daniel 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
• New International Version (NIV)The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king.

Context of Daniel 1:5

3The king commanded Ashpenaz, who was in charge of his court officials, to choose some of the Israelites who were of royal and noble descent – 4young men in whom there was no physical defect and who were handsome, well versed in all kinds of wisdom, well educated and having keen insight, and who were capable of entering the king’s royal service – and to teach them the literature and language of the Babylonians. So the king assigned them a daily ration from his royal delicacies and from the wine he himself drank. They were to be trained for the next three years. At the end of that time they were to enter the king’s service. 6As it turned out, among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7But the overseer of the court officials renamed them. He gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar, Hananiah he named Shadrach, Mishael he named Meshach, and Azariah he named Abednego.

Daniel 1:5 word by word

וַיְמַן֩ לָהֶ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ דְּבַר־י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֗וֹ מִפַּת־בַּ֤ג הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וּמִיֵּ֣ין מִשְׁתָּ֔יו וּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖ם שָׁנִ֣ים שָׁל֑וֹשׁ וּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔ם יַֽעַמְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• appointedמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
• them a dailyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• provisionדָּבָרdâbâr · word: portionH1697
• meatפַּת־בָּגpathbag · portionH6598
• and of the wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• which he drankמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
• so nourishingגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• them threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• that at the endקְצָתqetsâth · endH7117
• thereof they might standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Daniel 1:5

• 1 Kings 4:22Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal,
• 2 Kings 25:30He was given daily provisions by the king for the rest of his life until the day he died.
• Matthew 6:11Give us today our daily bread,
• Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread,
• Daniel 1:19When the king spoke with them, he did not find among the entire group anyone like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, or Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
• Genesis 41:46Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by Pharaoh and was in charge of all the land of Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 16:22Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I really like him.”
• 1 Kings 10:8Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
• 2 Chronicles 9:7Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
• Jeremiah 15:19Because of this, the Lord said, “You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.
• Luke 1:19The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
• Luke 21:36But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Commentaries on Daniel 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5A daily provision - Athenaeus, lib. iv., c. 10, says: The kings of Persia, (who succeeded the kings of Babylon, on whose empire they had seized), were accustomed to order the food left at their own tables to be delivered to their courtiers. So nourishing them three years - This was deemed a sufficient time to acquire the Chaldee language, and the sciences peculiar to that people. I suppose they had good introductory books, able teachers, and a proper…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And the king appointed them - Calvin supposes that this arrangement was resorted to in order to render them effeminate, and, by a course of luxurious living, to induce them gradually to forget their own country, and that with the same view their names were changed. But there is no evidence that this was the object. The purpose was manifestly to train them in the manner in which it was supposed they would be best fitted, in bodily health, in personal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The king tried to make them dependent, grateful, and loyal by giving them food and wine from his kitchens.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. king's meat--It is usual for an Eastern king to entertain, from the food of his table, many retainers and royal captives (Jr 52:33, 34). The Hebrew for "meat" implies delicacies. stand before the king--as attendant courtiers; not as eunuchs.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 1:5

• Civil Service
• Government
• Instruction
• School
• Statecraft
• Wine

In the dictionaries

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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