Daniel 1:8
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 in the real world
Who
In what words
- פַּתְבַּגpathbaga dainty
- גָּאַלgâʼalto soil or (figuratively) desecrate
- דָנִיֵּאלDânîyêʼlDaniel or Danijel, the name of two Israelites
- סָרִיסçârîyça eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a ministe
- מִשְׁתֶּהmishtehdrink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally)
- יַיִןyayinwine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- שַׂרsara head person (of any rank or class)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 141:4, Ezk 4:13–14, 1Co 10:18–21, Lev 11:45–47, 1Co 7:37, Psa 119:115, Hos 9:3–4, 1Co 8:7–10