Daniel 1:12
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָסָה
nâçâh
to test; by implication, to attempt
עֶשֶׂר
ʻeser
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
זֵרֹעַ
zêrôaʻ
something sown (only in the plural), i.e. a vegetable (as food)
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
זֵרֹעַ zêrôaʻ
something sown (only in the plural), i.e. a vegetable (as food)
Study H2235 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but ...
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