So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.Daniel 1:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיְהִ֣י הַמֶּלְצַ֗ר נֹשֵׂא֙ אֶת־פַּתְבָּגָ֔ם וְיֵ֖ין מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְנֹתֵ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם זֵרְעֹנִֽים׃
- וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and he was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- הַמֶּלְצַ֗רha.mel.Tzar“the guardian”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶלְצָר · “"steward"” · Strong's H4453
- נֹשֵׂא֙no.Se'“taking away”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָשָׂא · “raise” · Strong's H5375G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- פַּתְבָּגָ֔םpat.ba.Gam“delicaci[es] their”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פַּת־בָּג · “choice” · Strong's H6598
- וְיֵ֖יןve.Yein“and [the] wine of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יַ֫יִן · “wine” · Strong's H3196
- מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.Hem“drink their”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִשְׁתֶּה · “feast” · Strong's H4960
- וְנֹתֵ֥ןve.no.Ten“and giving”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“to <the> them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- זֵרְעֹנִֽים׃ze.re.'o.Nim“vegetables”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from זֵֽרְעֹן · “vegetable” · Strong's H2235B
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)