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KJV Lexicon And the kingmelek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. spake 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto Ashpenaz 'Ashpnaz (ash-pen-az') Ashpenaz, a Babylonian eunuch -- Ashpenaz. the master rab (rab) abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) of his eunuchs cariyc (saw-reece') from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state that he should bring bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) certain of the children ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. and of the king's mluwkah (mel-oo-kaw') something ruled, i.e. a realm -- kingsom, king's, royal. seed zera` (zeh'-rah) seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time. and of the princes partam (par-tam') a grandee -- (most) noble, prince. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the royal family and of the nobles, King James Bible 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; Holman Christian Standard Bible The king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring some of the Israelites from the royal family and from the nobility-- International Standard Version Later, the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief officer, to bring in some Israelis of royal and noble descent. NET Bible The king commanded Ashpenaz, who was in charge of his court officials, to choose some of the Israelites who were of royal and noble descent-- GOD'S WORD® Translation The king told Ashpenaz, the chief-of-staff, to bring some of the Israelites, the royal family, and the nobility. King James 2000 Bible And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's descendants, and of the princes; Links Daniel 1:3Daniel 1:3 NIV Daniel 1:3 NLT Daniel 1:3 ESV Daniel 1:3 NASB Daniel 1:3 KJV |