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So the stewardוַיְהִי הַמֶּלְצַרkept taking awayנֹשֵׂאtheir delicaciesאֶת פַּתְבָּגָםand the wineוְיֵיןthey were to drink,מִשְׁתֵּיהֶםand givingוְנֹתֵןthemלָהֶםvegetables.זֵרְעֹנִים
Daniel 1:16
Study it in the app“So the steward kept taking away their delicacies and the wine they were to drink, and giving them vegetables.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 1:16, word by word
- So the stewardיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- So the stewardמֶּלְצַרmeltsar
steward
Steward: an official of the Babylonian court put in charge of Daniel and his companions.
Where else “meltsar” appears- kept taking awayנֹשֵׂאnose
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nose” appears- their delicaciesפַּתְבָּגָpatbaga
delicacies
Delicacies: the fine food of the king's table (a word of Persian origin).
Where else “patbaga” appears- and the wineיֵיןyen
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yen” appears- they were to drinkמִשְׁתֵּיmishte
drink
The wine or drink that is assigned to someone.
Where else “mishte” appears- and givingנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- vegetablesזֵרְעֹנִיםzeronim
vegetables
Vegetables: plants that are sown and eaten (only in the plural).
Where else “zeronim” appears
The context
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.
16 · This verse (above)
17And to these four youths, Elohim gave them learning and insight in all writing and wisdom; and Daniel understood all visions and dreams.