Daniel 1:10

וַיֹּאמֶר שַׂר הַסָּרִיסִים לְדָנִיֵּאל יָרֵא אֲנִי אֶת ־ אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר מִנָּה אֶת ־ מַאֲכַלְכֶם וְאֶת ־ מִשְׁתֵּיכֶם אֲשֶׁר לָמָּה יִרְאֶה אֶת ־ פְּנֵיכֶם זֹֽעֲפִים מִן ־ הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר כְּגִֽילְכֶם וְחִיַּבְתֶּם אֶת ־ רֹאשִׁי לַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.

In Context

9וַיִּתֵּן הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת ־ דָּנִיֵּאל לְחֶסֶד וּֽלְרַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי שַׂר הַסָּרִיסִֽים ׃

11וַיֹּאמֶר דָּנִיֵּאל אֶל ־ הַמֶּלְצַר אֲשֶׁר מִנָּה שַׂר הַסָּֽרִיסִים עַל ־ דָּנִיֵּאל חֲנַנְיָה מִֽישָׁאֵל וַעֲזַרְיָֽה ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 29:25חֶרְדַּת אָדָם יִתֵּן מוֹקֵשׁ וּבוֹטֵחַ בַּיהוָה יְשֻׂגָּֽב ׃

Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:9-17

Favour Shown to Daniel; Daniel's Conscientiousness. ( b. c. 606.) 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. 9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he… Read the whole commentary →

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