Daniel 1:11

“And Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,”

Daniel 1:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 1:11, word by word

And Danielדָּנִיֵּאלdaniyel

Daniel

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."

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to the stewardמֶּלְצַרmeltsar

steward

Steward: an official of the Babylonian court put in charge of Daniel and his companions.

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the chiefשַׂרsar

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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of the officialsסָּרִיסִיםsarisim

official, eunuch

Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.

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had appointedמִנָּהmina

assign

To appoint or assign something to someone: God appointed a fish, or the king assigned the food.

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Hananiahחֲנַנְיָהchananya

Hananiah

Hananiah: name of many Israelites. It means "YHWH has been gracious."

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Mishaelמִישָׁאֵלmishael

Mishael

Mishael: the name of several Israelites, among them a son of Uzziel, cousin of Moses, and a companion of Daniel.

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and Azariahעֲזַרְיָהazarya

Azariah

Azariah: the name of many men in the Bible: priests and officials in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2, 5), a king of Judah also called Uzziah (2 Kings 15), one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:6), and others. The name means "YHWH has helped."

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The context

10And 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.”

11 · This verse (above)

12“Test your servants, please, for ten days, and let them give us some of the vegetables and we will eat, and water and we will drink.

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