DAN 1:12 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. נַס
2. 509756
3. Put to the test
4. -
5. 5254
6. V-Vpv2ms
7. put_to_the_test
8. S
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356571
2. 509757
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 356572
1. נָא
2. 509758
3. please
4. -
5. 4994
6. S-Te
7. please
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356573
1. אֶת
2. 509759
3. DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356574
2. 509760
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 356575
1. עֲבָדֶי,ךָ
2. 509761,509762
3. your servants
4. your servants
5. 5650
6. O-Ncmpc,Sp2ms
7. your=servants
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356576
1. יָמִים
2. 509763
3. days
4. days
5. 3117
6. S-Ncmpa
7. days
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356577
1. עֲשָׂרָה
2. 509764
3. ten
4. ten
5. 6235
6. S-Acmsa
7. ten
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356578
1. וְ,יִתְּנוּ
2. 509765,509766
3. and they give
4. -
5. 5414
6. SV-C,Vqj3mp
7. and=they_give
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356579
2. 509767
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 356580
1. לָ,נוּ
2. 509768,509769
3. to/for us
4. -
6. S-R,Sp1cp
7. to/for=us
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356581
1. מִן
2. 509770
3. some of
4. -
6. S-R
7. some_of
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356582
2. 509771
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 356583
1. הַ,זֵּרֹעִים
2. 509772,509773
3. the herbs/vegetables
4. vegetables
6. S-Td,Ncmpa
7. the=herbs/vegetables
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356584
1. וְ,נֹאכְלָה
2. 509774,509775
3. and we eat
4. eat
5. 398
6. SV-C,Vqh1cp
7. and=we_eat
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356585
1. וּ,מַיִם
2. 509776,509777
3. and water
4. water
5. 4325
6. SO-C,Ncmpa
7. and=water
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356586
1. וְ,נִשְׁתֶּֽה
2. 509778,509779
3. so that we may drink
4. drink
5. 8354
6. SV-C,Vqh1cp
7. so,that_we_may_drink
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356587
2. 509780
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 356588

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–21: Daniel and his friends began to serve King Nebuchadnezzar

This section forms the introduction to the first division and to the book of Daniel as a whole. It tells how some Hebrew boys came to live in Babylon and serve the Babylonian king.

God allowed the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, to defeat the king of Judah. King Nebuchadnezzar ordered his chief official to choose some boys from Judah and to train them to work in the government of Babylon. Daniel and his three friends were among these boys. They excelled in their studies and the king was pleased with the wise advice they gave.

The phrase “the Lord delivered” (“Adonay gave” in Hebrew) occurs in 1:2, the phrase “God had granted” (“Elohim had given” in Hebrew) occurs in 1:9, and the phrase “God gave” (“Elohim gave” in Hebrew) occurs in 1:17. (1:2a, 1:9, 1:17a). The author used these phrases to emphasize that the Lord is sovereign over the events of history and the lives of his people. God has authority over what happens to Gentile nations and also what happens to his people. This is the theme of this chapter.

Paragraph 1:11–14

Daniel decided to go to a different official to ask his permission. He went to the man whom Ashpenaz had appointed to supervise them.

1:12a

“Please test your servants for ten days.

“Please test us^(excl) your servants for the next ten days.
“Sir, please allow us^(excl) to try a new diet for the next ten days.

Please test your servants for ten days: This verse part expresses a polite request. Translate this request in a way that is polite and natural in your language. For example:

Kindly allow your servants to show/demonstrate what we want

Be so good as to give your servants a trial period.

test your servants for ten days: In this context the verb test means to give a test or trial. Daniel wanted the official to allow Daniel and his friends to do as they requested for a short period of time. That time would act as a trial period. At the end of the time, the official would observe the results of their actions. Here is another way to translate this:

Allow your servants a ten days’ trial (NJB)

your servants: Daniel referred to himself and his three companions as your servants. This was a Hebrew way of showing respect and submission. In some languages it may not be clear to whom Daniel was referring. If that is true in your language, there are other possibilities for translation:

Use a first-person exclusive pronoun meaning “us.” For example:
Please give us this test for ten days. (NCV)
Use both a pronoun reference like “us” and an expression like your servants. For example:
Please give us, your servants, a test….

Express respect for the man in authority in a way that is natural in your language.

1:12b

Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.

Give us^(excl) only vegetables to eat and water to drink.
We^(excl) would like to eat only plant foods and drink only water.

Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as Let us be given is passive. There are two ways to translate this:

Using a passive verb. For example:
we are given only vegetables to eat and water to drink (NJB)
Using an active verb. This verb may be negative or positive. For example:
Don’t give us anything but vegetables to eat and water to drink. (NCV)
Please allow us to eat only vegetables and drink only water.

Let us be given only vegetables…and water: The Hebrew text is more literally “Give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.” The BSB has supplied the word only. The young men did not want to eat any meat or drink any wine. So Daniel asked the guard not to give them any. In some languages it may be natural to say:

Give us nothing but vegetables…and water

Do not give us anything except vegetables…and water

vegetables to eat: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as vegetables is related to the Hebrew word for “seed.” Here it probably refers generally to plants that people grow, including grains, beans, and lentils. It is good to translate this with a general expression referring to plant-based foods.

In some languages it may be natural to express the verbs to eat and “to drink” by saying:

Give us no food except plants/vegetables and no drink except water.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אֶת עֲבָדֶ֖י⁠ךָ

DOM your=servants

Daniel is referring to himself and his companions in the third person as your servants to show respect and humility before the steward. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this in the first person. Alternate translation: [us]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠יִתְּנוּ לָ֜⁠נוּ

and=they_give to/for=us

Daniel is using the pronoun them in a general sense, not to refer to specific people. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and let us be given some vegetables to eat]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠יִתְּנוּ־לָ֜⁠נוּ מִן־הַ⁠זֵּרֹעִ֛ים וְ⁠נֹאכְלָ֖ה וּ⁠מַ֥יִם וְ⁠נִשְׁתֶּֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: attempt/try/test now DOM your=servants days ten and=they_give to/for=us from/more_than the=herbs/vegetables and=we_eat and=water so,that_we_may_drink )

Daniel is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. He means that he wants the steward to give them vegetables to eat and water to drink. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and let them give to us vegetables to eat and water to drink]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. Put to the test
2. -
3. 5186
5. 509756
6. V-Vpv2ms
8. S
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356571
1. please
2. -
3. 5101
5. 509758
6. S-Te
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356573
1. DOM
2. -
3. 347
5. 509759
6. O-To
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356574
1. your servants
2. your servants
3. 5754,1978
5. 509761,509762
6. O-Ncmpc,Sp2ms
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356576
1. days
2. days
3. 3371
5. 509763
6. S-Ncmpa
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356577
1. ten
2. ten
3. 5639
5. 509764
6. S-Acmsa
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356578
1. and they give
2. -
3. 1987,5233
5. 509765,509766
6. SV-C,Vqj3mp
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356579
1. to/for us
2. -
3. 3705,1978
5. 509768,509769
6. S-R,Sp1cp
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356581
1. some of
2. -
3. 4129
5. 509770
6. S-R
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356582
1. the herbs/vegetables
2. vegetables
3. 1893,2060
5. 509772,509773
6. S-Td,Ncmpa
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356584
1. and we eat
2. eat
3. 1987,669
5. 509774,509775
6. SV-C,Vqh1cp
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356585
1. and water
2. water
3. 1987,4433
5. 509776,509777
6. SO-C,Ncmpa
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356586
1. so that we may drink
2. drink
3. 1987,7902
5. 509778,509779
6. SV-C,Vqh1cp
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356587

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear DAN 1:12

Hebrew word order

Section 1:1–21: Daniel and his friends began to serve King Nebuchadnezzar

Paragraph 1:11–14

1:12a

1:12b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)