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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service.

Context of Daniel 1:5

3Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— 4young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. 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. 6Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, 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 4:22Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal,
• 2 Kings 25:30Day by day the king gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived.
• Matthew 6:11Give us today our daily bread.
• Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread.
• Daniel 1:19The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service.
• Genesis 41:46Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 16:22Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”
• 1 Kings 10:8How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
• 2 Chronicles 9:7How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
• Jeremiah 15:19Therefore this is what the Lord says: “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
• Luke 1:19The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.
• Luke 21:36Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able 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

• Hananiah
• Liking
• Genealogy
• Jehoiachin
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Nourish
• Shadrach
• Daniel
• Daniel, the Book of
• Meshach

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