DAN 1:13 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. וְ,יֵרָאוּ
2. 509781,509782
3. And they appear
4. then Then
5. 7200
6. SV-C,VNj3mp
7. and=they_appear
8. S
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356589
1. לְ,פָנֶי,ךָ
2. 509783,509784,509785
3. to your face
4. -
5. 6440
6. S-R,Ncbpc,Sp2ms
7. to=your=face
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356590
1. מַרְאֵי,נוּ
2. 509786,509787
3. our appearance
4. -
5. 4758
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp1cp
7. our=appearance
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356591
1. וּ,מַרְאֵה
2. 509788,509789
3. and appearance
4. -
5. 4758
6. S-C,Ncmsc
7. and=appearance
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356592
1. הַ,יְלָדִים
2. 509790,509791
3. the youths
4. -
5. 3206
6. S-Td,Ncmpa
7. the=youths
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356593
1. הָ,אֹכְלִים
2. 509792,509793
3. the ones eating
4. -
5. 398
6. SV-Td,Vqrmpa
7. the=ones_eating
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356594
1. אֵת
2. 509794
3. DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356595
1. פַּתְבַּג
2. 509795
3. the delicaci[es] of
4. -
5. 6598
6. O-Ncmsc
7. the_delicaci[es]_of
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356596
1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
2. 509796,509797
3. the king
4. -
5. 4428
6. O-Td,Ncmsa
7. the=king
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356597
1. וְ,כַ,אֲשֶׁר
2. 509798,509799,509800
3. and as which
4. that
6. S-C,R,Tr
7. and=as=which
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356598
1. תִּרְאֵה
2. 509801
3. you will see
4. ≈see ≈you
5. 7200
6. V-Vqi2ms
7. you_will_see
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356599
1. עֲשֵׂה
2. 509802
3. deal
4. -
6. V-Vqv2ms
7. deal
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356600
1. עִם
2. 509803
3. with
4. -
6. S-R
7. with
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356601
2. 509804
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 356602
1. עֲבָדֶֽי,ךָ
2. 509805,509806
3. servants of your
4. -
5. 5650
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp2ms
7. servants_of,your
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356603
2. 509807
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 356604

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.

1:13a

Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food,

After the ten days, you^(sing) can decide who looks better, us^(excl) or the other young men, who are eating the king’s food.
At the end of the ten days, you^(sing) can compare us^(excl) with the young men who ate the king’s food.

Then: The word Then refers to the end of the trial period. Some English versions make the time period explicit:

When the ten days are up (CEV)

After ten days… (NCV)

compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food: Daniel asked the guard to compare him and his three friends with the other men who ate the king’s food. He wanted the guard to judge who looked the most healthy and strong.

The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as compare is literally “be seen.” This is a passive verb. Ways to translate it include:

Using a passive verb. For example:
let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king’s rich food be observed by you (RSV)
Using an active verb. For example:
compare how we look with how the other young men look who eat the king’s food (NCV)
examine us and examine the other young men who have been eating the king’s food, in order to see who looks betterTranslator’s Handbook on Daniel.

the royal food: See the note on 1:5a, where the same phrase occurs.

1:13b

and deal with your servants according to what you see.”

On the basis of what you^(sing) see, you can decide if we^(excl) may continue eating only vegetables and drinking only water.”
You^(sing) can then judge/decide whether we^(excl) may continue eating only plant foods and drinking only water.”

and deal with your servants according to what you see: Again Daniel referred to himself and his three friends as your servants. This was a polite way to speak to someone in authority. See the note on 1:12. In some languages it may be more natural to use a first-person pronoun. For example:

See for yourself and then decide how you want to treat us, your servants (NCV)

Decide how to treat us on the basis of how we look (GW)

General Comment on 1:13b

The text does not indicate in what way Daniel wanted the guard to treat him and his friends. In some languages it may be necessary to make this explicit. For example:

Then you can decide whether or not to let us continue eating our diet. (NLT96)

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. And they appear
2. then Then
3. 1987,7240
5. 509781,509782
6. SV-C,VNj3mp
8. S
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356589
1. to your face
2. -
3. 3705,6376,1978
5. 509783,509784,509785
6. S-R,Ncbpc,Sp2ms
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356590
1. our appearance
2. -
3. 4583,1978
5. 509786,509787
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp1cp
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356591
1. and appearance
2. -
3. 1987,4583
5. 509788,509789
6. S-C,Ncmsc
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356592
1. the youths
2. -
3. 1893,3098
5. 509790,509791
6. S-Td,Ncmpa
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356593
1. the ones eating
2. -
3. 1893,669
5. 509792,509793
6. SV-Td,Vqrmpa
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356594
1. DOM
2. -
3. 347
5. 509794
6. O-To
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356595
1. the delicaci[es] of
2. -
3. 6344
5. 509795
6. O-Ncmsc
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356596
1. the king
2. -
3. 1893,4308
5. 509796,509797
6. O-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356597
1. and as which
2. that
3. 1987,3418,238
5. 509798,509799,509800
6. S-C,R,Tr
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356598
1. you will see
2. ≈see ≈you
3. 7240
5. 509801
6. V-Vqi2ms
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356599
1. deal
2. -
3. 6035
5. 509802
6. V-Vqv2ms
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356600
1. with
2. -
3. 5681
5. 509803
6. S-R
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356601
1. servants of your
2. -
3. 5754,1978
5. 509805,509806
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp2ms
8. -
9. TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 356603

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.