Daniel 1:13

“Then 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.””

Daniel 1:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 1:13, word by word

our appearanceמַרְאֵיmare

appearance

The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.

Where else “mare” appears
be seenיֵרָאוּyerau

appear

To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.

Where else “yerau” appears
before youפָנֶיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fane” appears
of the youthsיְלָדִיםyeladim

youth

Young males, no longer children but not yet full-grown men.

Where else “yeladim” appears
who eatאֹכְלִיםochlim

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “ochlim” appears
the delicaciesפַּתְבַּגpatbag

delicacies

Delicacies: the fine food of the king's table (a word of Persian origin).

Where else “patbag” appears
of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
dealעֲשֵׂהase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “ase” appears
with your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade

your servant

"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".

Where else “avade” appears

The context

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.

13 · This verse (above)

14And he listened to them in this matter and tested them ten days.

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