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And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes; (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 1

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 2

לְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖זle.'ash.pe.Nazto Ashpenaz

Lemma: אַשְׁפְּנַז (ash.pe.naz) · Strong's: H0828

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ashpenaz

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0828; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 3

רַ֣בrav[the] chief of

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: chief

Used 29 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:8, 2 Kings 25:10, 2 Kings 25:11, 2 Kings 25:12, 2 Kings 25:15, 2 Kings 25:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227B; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 4

סָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.Savofficials his

Lemma: סָרִיס (sa.ris) · Strong's: H5631

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: eunuch

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, 1 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5631; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 5

לְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'to bring

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to come (in): bring

Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 6

מִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.Neisome of [the] people of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 7

יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 8

וּמִזֶּ֥רַעu.mi.Ze.ra'and some of [the] offspring of

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 9

הַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.Khah<the> royalty

Lemma: מְלוּכָה (me.lu.khah) · Strong's: H4410

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: kingship

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 10:25, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 14:47, 1 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 12:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4410; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 10

וּמִן\־u.min-and some of

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 11

הַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים\׃Ha.par.te.Mimthe nobles

Lemma: פַּרְתְּמִים (par.tam) · Strong's: H6579

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: noble

Used 3 times. Also: Esther 1:3, Esther 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6579; TAHOT Daniel 1:3 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
ordered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Ashpenaz	→	אַשְׁפְּנַז H0828 Ashpenaz
the chief	→	רַב H7227B chief
of his court officials	→	סָרִיס H5631 eunuch
to bring in	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
some	→	מִן־ H4480A from
Israelites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
from the royal	→	מְלוּכָה H4410 kingship
family	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
and the nobility	→	פַּרְתְּמִים H6579 noble

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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