Daniel 1

In the third year of Yehoyaqim king of Yehudah, Nebuchadnezzar besieges Yerushalayim and takes noble youths including Daniyyel, Hananyah, Misha'el, and Azaryah captive to Bavel, renaming them Beltsha'tsar, Shadrakh, Meshakh, and Abed-Nego. Daniyyel and his companions resolve not to defile themselves with the king's food and wine, requesting vegetables and water; YHWH grants them knowledge, skill, and superior appearance after ten days.[1][5]

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and he gave YHWH into his hand [direct object marker] Jehoiakim king of Judah and some of vessels house of God and he brought them land of Shinar house of his god and [direct object marker] the vessels he brought house treasury of his god
2 וַ/יִּתֵּן֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אֲדֹנָ֨/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay YHWH HNcmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/יָד֜/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado into his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 yehoyaqim Jehoiakim HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah HNp וּ/מִ/קְצָת֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤒𐤑𐤕 umiqetsat and some of HC/R/Ncfsc כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels HNcmpc בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house HNcmsc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יְבִיאֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤌 vayeviem and he brought them HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp אֶֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsc שִׁנְעָ֖ר 𐤔𐤍𐤏𐤓 shinear of Shinar HNp בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc אֱלֹהָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) of his god HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] HC/To הַ/כֵּלִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 hakelim the vessels HTd/Ncmpa הֵבִ֔יא 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 hevi he brought HVhp3ms בֵּ֖ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house HNcmsc אוֹצַ֥ר 𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓 otsar treasury HNcmsc אֱלֹהָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv-2 Mulimu (Lozi) of his god HNcmpc/Sp3ms
youths in whom there is no in them any defect blemish and good in appearance skillful in all wisdom knowers of knowledge understanding learning and who had strength in them to stand in the palace of the king and to teach them literature and language of the Chaldeans
4 יְלָדִ֣ים 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 yeladim youths HNcmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher in whom HTr אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no HTn בָּ/הֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem in them HR/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any HNcmsc מאום 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌 mvm defect HNcmsa מוּם֩ 𐤌𐤅𐤌 mum blemish HNcmsa וְ/טוֹבֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉 vetovey and good in HC/Aampc מַרְאֶ֜ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh appearance HNcmsa וּ/מַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 umasekilim skillful HC/Vhrmpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all HR/Ncmsc חָכְמָ֗ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa וְ/יֹ֤דְעֵי 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤉 veyodeey knowers of HC/Vqrmpc דַ֨עַת֙ 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge HNcfsa וּ/מְבִינֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉 umeviney understanding HC/Vhrmpc מַדָּ֔ע 𐤌𐤃𐤏 mada learning HNcmsa וַ/אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and who had HC/Tr כֹּ֣חַ 𐤊𐤇 kocha strength HNcmsa בָּ/הֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem-2 in them HR/Sp3mp לַ/עֲמֹ֖ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤃 laamod to stand HR/Vqc בְּ/הֵיכַ֣ל 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 beheykhal in the palace HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king HTd/Ncmsa וּֽ/לֲ/לַמְּדָ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤌𐤃/𐤌 ulalamedam and to teach them HC/R/Vpc/Sp3mp סֵ֖פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer literature HNcmsa וּ/לְשׁ֥וֹן 𐤅/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 uleshon and language HC/Ncbsc כַּשְׂדִּֽים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim of the Chaldeans HNp
and he said chief of the eunuchs to Daniel I fear I of my lord the king who has appointed [direct object marker] your food and [direct object marker] your drink for why why should he see [direct object marker] your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your age and you would endanger [direct object marker] my head to the king
10 וַ/יֹּ֜אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms שַׂ֤ר 𐤔𐤓 sar chief HNcmsc הַ/סָּרִיסִים֙ 𐤄/𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤌 hasarisim of the eunuchs HTd/Ncmpa לְ/דָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל 𐤋/𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤀𐤋 ledaniyel to Daniel HR/Np יָרֵ֤א 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yare I fear HVqrmsa אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of HTo אֲדֹנִ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr מִנָּ֔ה 𐤌𐤍𐤄 minah has appointed HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo מַאֲכַלְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤊𐤌 maakhalekhem your food HNcmsc/Sp2mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] HC/To מִשְׁתֵּי/כֶ֑ם 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 misheteykhem your drink HNcmsc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁ֡ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 for why HTr לָ/מָּה֩ 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why HR/Ti יִרְאֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh should he see HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] HTo פְּנֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 peneykhem your faces HNcbpc/Sp2mp זֹֽעֲפִ֗ים 𐤆𐤏𐤐𐤉𐤌 zoafim worse looking HVqrmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than HR הַ/יְלָדִים֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayeladim the youths HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 who are HTr כְּ/גִֽילְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤊/𐤂𐤉𐤋/𐤊𐤌 kegilekhem of your age HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp וְ/חִיַּבְתֶּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤁𐤕𐤌 vechiyavetem and you would endanger HC/Vpq2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-4 [direct object marker] HTo רֹאשִׁ֖/י 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤉 roshi my head HNcmsc/Sp1cs לַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king HRd/Ncmsa
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