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And he listenedוַיִּשְׁמַעto themלָהֶםin thisלַ הַזֶּהmatterדָּבָרand tested themוַיְנַסֵּםtenעֲשָׂרָהdays.יָמִים
Daniel 1:14
Study it in the app“And he listened to them in this matter and tested them ten days.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 1:14, word by word
- And he listenedיִּשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- and tested themיְנַסֵּyenase
test
To put someone in a situation to see how he responds and what is within him.
Where else “yenase” appears- tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears
The context
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.”
14 · This verse (above)
15And at the end of ten days their appearance was seen to be better and fatter in flesh than all the youths who were eating the delicacies of the king.