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But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he set
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 1
דָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLDaniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1840G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 23 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:9, Daniel 1:10, Daniel 1:11, Daniel 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1840G; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 2
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 3
לִבּ֔וֹli.Boheart his
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 4
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherthat
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 5
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 6
יִתְגָּאַ֛לyit.ga.'Alhe defiled himself
Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1351
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)
Meaning: to defile
Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 63:3, Lamentations 4:14, Zephaniah 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1351; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 7
בְּפַתְבַּ֥גbe.fat.Bagwith [the] delicaci[es] of
Lemma: פַּת־בָּג (pat.bag) · Strong's: H6598
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: choice
Used 8 times. Also: Daniel 1:5, Daniel 1:13, Daniel 1:15, Daniel 1:16, Daniel 11:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6598; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 8
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.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 1:8 word 9
וּבְיֵ֣יןu.ve.Yeinand with [the] wine of
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 10
מִשְׁתָּ֑יוmish.Tavdrink his
Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: feast
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4960; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 11
וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙vay.va.Keshand he requested
Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to seek
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 12
מִשַּׂ֣רmi.Sarfrom [the] chief of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 13
הַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.Simthe officials
Lemma: סָרִיס (sa.ris) · Strong's: H5631
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 1:8 word 14
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherthat
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 15
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 16
יִתְגָּאָֽל\׃yit.ga.'Alhe will defile himself
Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1351
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)
Meaning: to defile
Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 63:3, Lamentations 4:14, Zephaniah 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1351; TAHOT Daniel 1:8 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But Daniel | → | H1841 |
| made | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| up | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his mind | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| he would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| defile himself | → | גָּאַל H1351 to defile |
| with the king’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| food | → | פַּת־בָּג H6598 choice |
| or wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| . . . | → | מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast |
| So he asked | → | בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek |
| the chief | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| official | → | סָרִיס H5631 eunuch |
| for permission | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to defile himself | → | גָּאַל H1351 to defile |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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