Daniel 1
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וַיִּתֵּן֩and he gaveאֲדֹנָ֨יthe Lordבְּיָד֜וֹin hand hisאֶת־obj.יְהוֹיָקִ֣יםJehoiakimמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahוּמִקְצָת֙and some of the end ofכְּלֵ֣יthe vessels ofבֵית־the house ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godוַיְבִיאֵ֥םand he brought themאֶֽרֶץ־the land ofשִׁנְעָ֖רShinarבֵּ֣יתthe house ofאֱלֹהָ֑יוgod hisוְאֶת־and obj.הַכֵּלִ֣יםthe vesselsהֵבִ֔יאhe broughtבֵּ֖יתthe house ofאוֹצַ֥רthe treasury ofאֱלֹהָֽיו׃god his
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יְלָדִ֣יםyouthsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomאֵֽין־notבָּהֶ֣םwas in themכָּל־anyמוּם֩blemishוְטוֹבֵ֨יand good ofמַרְאֶ֜הappearanceוּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣יםand having insightבְּכָל־in allחָכְמָ֗הwisdomוְיֹ֤דְעֵיand knowingדַ֙עַת֙of knowledgeוּמְבִינֵ֣יand understandingמַדָּ֔עof knowledgeוַאֲשֶׁר֙and whomכֹּ֣חַabilityבָּהֶ֔םwas in themלַעֲמֹ֖דto standבְּהֵיכַ֣לin the palace ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םand to teach themסֵ֖פֶרthe writingוּלְשׁ֥וֹןand the tongue ofכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃the Chaldeans
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וַיְמַן֩and he assignedלָהֶ֨םto themהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingדְּבַר־the matter ofי֣וֹםa dayבְּיוֹמ֗וֹin day itsמִפַּת־some of the deli-בַּ֤ג-cacies ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingוּמִיֵּ֣יןand some of the wine ofמִשְׁתָּ֔יוdrink hisוּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖םand to bring up themשָׁנִ֣יםyearsשָׁל֑וֹשׁthreeוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םand from the end theirיַֽעַמְד֖וּthey will standלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיָּ֧שֶׂםand he assignedלָהֶ֛םto themשַׂ֥רthe chief ofהַסָּרִיסִ֖יםthe officialsשֵׁמ֑וֹתnamesוַיָּ֨שֶׂםand he assignedלְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלto Danielבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רBelteshazzarוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙and to Hananiahשַׁדְרַ֔ךְShadrachוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לand to Mishaelמֵישַׁ֔ךְMeshachוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הand to Azariahעֲבֵ֥דAbed-נְגֽוֹ׃-nego
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וַיָּ֤שֶׂםand he setדָּנִיֵּאל֙Danielעַל־onלִבּ֔וֹheart hisאֲשֶׁ֧רthatלֹֽא־notיִתְגָּאַ֛לhe defiled himselfבְּפַתְבַּ֥גwith the delicacies ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingוּבְיֵ֣יןand with the wine ofמִשְׁתָּ֑יוdrink hisוַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙and he requestedמִשַּׂ֣רfrom the chief ofהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםthe officialsאֲשֶׁ֖רthatלֹ֥אnotיִתְגָּאָֽל׃he will defile himself
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וַיֹּ֜אמֶרand he saidשַׂ֤רthe chief ofהַסָּרִיסִים֙the officialsלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלto Danielיָרֵ֤אam fearingאֲנִי֙Iאֶת־obj.אֲדֹנִ֣יmaster myהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoמִנָּ֔הhe has assignedאֶת־obj.מַאֲכַלְכֶ֖םfood yourוְאֶת־and obj.מִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑םdrink yourאֲשֶׁ֡רthatלָמָּה֩to why?יִרְאֶ֨הwill he seeאֶת־obj.פְּנֵיכֶ֜םfaces yourזֹֽעֲפִ֗יםlooking thinמִן־more thanהַיְלָדִים֙the youthsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoכְּגִֽילְכֶ֔םare about age yourוְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥םand you will endangerאֶת־obj.רֹאשִׁ֖יhead myלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃to the king
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וְכֹ֗לand everyדְּבַר֙matter ofחָכְמַ֣תwisdom ofבִּינָ֔הunderstandingאֲשֶׁר־whichבִּקֵּ֥שׁhe soughtמֵהֶ֖םfrom themהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞םand he found themעֶ֣שֶׂרtenיָד֗וֹתhandsעַ֤לaboveכָּל־allהַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙the soothsayer-priestsהָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔יםthe conjurersאֲשֶׁ֖רwhoבְּכָל־were in allמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃kingdom his
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