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Daniel 1:3

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;

KJV

Et ait rex Asphenez præposito eunuchorum ut introduceret de filiis Israël, et de semine regio et tyrannorum,

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀβιεσδρὶ τῷ ἑαυτοῦ ἀρχιευνούχῳ ἀγαγεῖν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν τῶν μεγιστάνων τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἐκ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ γένους καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἐπιλέκτων,

LXX

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles;

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ לְ/אַשְׁפְּנַ֖ז רַ֣ב סָרִיסָ֑י/ו לְ/הָבִ֞יא מִ/בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וּ/מִ/זֶּ֥רַע הַ/מְּלוּכָ֖ה וּ/מִן הַֽ/פַּרְתְּמִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַשְׁפְּנַ֖ז
'shpnz
proper_noun · 1×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ו
v
noun · 42×
וֹ
v
noun · 226×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מְּלוּכָ֔ה
mlvkh
noun · 24×
פַּרְתְּמִֽים
prtmym
noun · 3×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 20:17 — Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
  • 2Kgs 20:18 — And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
  • 2Kgs 24:15 — And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
  • Dan 1:7 — Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
  • Isa 39:7 — And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
  • Isa 56:3 — Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.