Verse 10
Daniel 1:10
Noah Webster Bible
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And the prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your provision and your drink: for why should he see your faces more meager than the children who are of your sort? then will ye make me endanger my head to the king.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֜אמֶר שַׂ֤ר הַ/סָּרִיסִים֙ לְ/דָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל יָרֵ֤א אֲנִי֙ אֶת אֲדֹנִ֣/י הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִנָּ֔ה אֶת מַאֲכַלְ/כֶ֖ם וְ/אֶת מִשְׁתֵּי/כֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֡ר לָ/מָּה֩ יִרְאֶ֨ה אֶת פְּנֵי/כֶ֜ם זֹֽעֲפִ֗ים מִן הַ/יְלָדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כְּ/גִֽילְ/כֶ֔ם וְ/חִיַּבְתֶּ֥ם אֶת רֹאשִׁ֖/י לַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king."
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Chapter 1 Context
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In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jer...
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And the LORD gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of Go...
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And the king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the childr...
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Children in whom was no blemish, but of good appearance, and skillful in all wisdom, and intelligent...
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And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's food, and of the wine which he drank: so...
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Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
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To whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to...
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But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's foo...
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Now God (Elohim) had brought Daniel into favor and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
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And the prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your provi...
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Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, a...
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Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
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Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eat...
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So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
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And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the child...
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Thus Melzar took away the portion of their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them...
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As for these four children, God (Elohim) gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: a...
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Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eu...
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And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, a...
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And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten ti...
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And Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus.
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