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“Testנַסyour servants,אֶת עֲבָדֶיךָplease,נָאfor tenעֲשָׂרָהdays,יָמִיםand let them giveוְיִתְּנוּusלָנוּsome of the vegetablesמִן הַזֵּרֹעִיםand we will eat,וְנֹאכְלָהand waterוּמַיִםand we will drink.וְנִשְׁתֶּה
Daniel 1:12
Study it in the app““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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 1:12, word by word
- “Testנַסnas
test
To put someone in a situation to see how he responds and what is within him.
Where else “nas” appears- your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avade” appears- for tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- and let them giveיִתְּנוּyitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitnu” appears- some of the vegetablesזֵּרֹעִיםzeroim
vegetables
Vegetables: plants that are sown and eaten (only in the plural).
Where else “zeroim” appears- and we will eatנֹאכְלָהnochla
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “nochla” appears- and waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and we will drinkנִשְׁתֶּהnishte
drink
Drink.
Where else “nishte” appears
The context
11And Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 · This verse (above)
13Then let our appearance be seen before you, and the appearance of the youths who eat the delicacies of the king, and as you see, deal with your servants.”