Study it in the app“And the chief of the officials said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces more downcast than the youths who are your age? Then you would make my head guilty to the king.””
And the chiefוַ שַׂרof the officialsהַסָּרִיסִיםsaidיֹּאמֶרto Daniel,לְדָנִיֵּאל“Iאֲנִיfearיָרֵאmy lordאֶת אֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְwhoאֲשֶׁרassignedמִנָּהyour foodאֶת מַאֲכַלְכֶםand your drink;וְאֶת מִשְׁתֵּיכֶםforאֲשֶׁרwhyלָמָּהshould he seeיִרְאֶהyour facesאֶת פְּנֵיכֶםmore downcast thanזֹעֲפִים מִןthe youthsהַיְלָדִיםwho are your age?אֲשֶׁר כְּגִילְכֶםThen you would makeוְmy headאֶת רֹאשִׁיguiltyחִיַּבְתֶּםto the king.”לַמֶּלֶךְ
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appearsofficial, eunuch
Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.
Where else “sarisim” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsDaniel
Daniel: the name of several Israelites; the best known is the prophet Daniel. Also the second son of David (1 Chronicles 3:1, called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3) and a priest of Ezra's time. The name means "God is my judge."
Where else “daniyel” appearsGod-fearing
Who reveres God and so obeys him.
Where else “yare” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsassign
To appoint or assign something to someone: God appointed a fish, or the king assigned the food.
Where else “mina” appearsfood
Food.
Where else “maachal” appearsdrink
The wine or drink that is assigned to someone.
Where else “mishte” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yire” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appearsbe downcast
Be gloomy, out of sorts.
Where else “zoafim” appearsyouth
Young males, no longer children but not yet full-grown men.
Where else “yeladim” appearsage
Age: those of the same age.
Where else “gil” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshi” appearsmake guilty
To make guilty, to make liable (of one's head, before the king).
Where else “chiyavtem” appears9And Elohim gave Daniel loyal love and compassion before the chief of the officials.
10 · This verse (above)
11And Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
