King James Version

Daniel 1:14

So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvayishmaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hear”, the next action in the storyH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלַדָּבָ֣רladavarto causeדָּבָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…הַזֶּ֑הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…וַיְנַסֵּ֖םvaynasemand adventureנָסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and adventure”, the next action in the storyH5254to test; by implication, to attemptadventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.יָמִ֥יםyamimas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…עֲשָׂרָֽהasarahtenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “ten”, the ordinary formH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and tried them ten days.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:

World English Bible

So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.

Darby Translation

And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had heard these words, he tried them for ten days.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and tried them ten days.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he hearkened to them, and proved them ten days.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰσήκουσεν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπείρασεν αὐτοὺς ἡμέρας δέκα.