“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
Daniel 1:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Daniel 1:817 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂםwayāśem
and he setconjH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
דָּנִיֵּאל֙dāniyēʾl
DanielnounH1840
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
לִבּ֔/וֹlibwō
heart hisnounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
אֲשֶׁ֧רʾăšer
thatparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִתְגָּאַ֛לyitəgāʾal
he defiled himselfverbH1351
pollute · stain
בְּ/פַתְבַּ֥גbəpatəbag
with the delicacies ofpronH6598
הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekə
the kingparticleH4428
royal
וּ/בְ/יֵ֣יןwbəyēyn
and with the wine ofconjH3196
wine · wine
מִשְׁתָּ֑י/וmišətāyw
drink hisnounH4960
drank · drink · feast · -ing)
וַ/יְבַקֵּשׁ֙wayəbaqēš
and he requestedconjH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
מִ/שַּׂ֣רmiśar
from the chief ofpronH8269
chief · general · governor · keeper ···
הַ/סָּרִיסִ֔יםhasāriysiym
the officialsparticleH5631
eunuch · officer. Compare
אֲשֶׁ֖רʾăšer
thatparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִתְגָּאָֽלyitəgāʾāl
he will defile himselfverbH1351
pollute · stain
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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