Daniel 1:5
The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
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ASV
And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king.
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.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְמַן֩ | vay.Man | and he assigned | H4487 → |
| לָהֶ֨ם | la.Hem | to them | |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| דְּבַר־ | de.var- | [the] matter of | H1697 → |
| י֣וֹם | Yom | a day | H3117 → |
| בְּיוֹמ֗וֹ | be.yo.Mo | in day its | H3117 → |
| מִפַּת־ | mi.pat- | some of [the] deli- | H6598 → |
| בַּ֤ג | bag | -caci[es] of | H6598 → |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| וּמִיֵּ֣ין | u.mi.Yein | and some of [the] wine of | H3196 → |
| מִשְׁתָּ֔יו | mish.Tav | drink his | H4960 → |
| וּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖ם | u.le.ga.de.Lam | and to bring up them | H1431 → |
| שָׁנִ֣ים | sha.Nim | years | H8141 → |
| שָׁל֑וֹשׁ | sha.Lo.osh | three | H7969 → |
| וּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔ם | u.Mik.tza.Tam | and from [the] end their | H7117 → |
| יַֽעַמְד֖וּ | ya.'am.Du | they will stand | H5975 → |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
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