King James Version

Daniel 1:16

Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

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וַיְהִ֣יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הַמֶּלְצַ֗רhameltsarthe Melzarמֶלְצָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Melzar”, the ordinary formH4453the butler or other officer in the Babylonian courtMelzar.נֹשֵׂא֙noselift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “lift up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פַּתְבָּגָ֔םpatbagamportion of meatפַּתְבַּגnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “portion of meat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6598a daintyportion (provision) of meat.וְיֵ֖יןveyeynand wineיַיִןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and wine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmishteyhembanquetמִשְׁתֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “banquet”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4960drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feastbanquet, drank, drink, feast((-ed), -ing).וְנֹתֵ֥ןvenotenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and give”, a verb used as a describing wordH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toזֵרְעֹנִֽיםzereonimpulseזֵרֹעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “pulse”, the ordinary formH2235something sown (only in the plural), i.e. a vegetable (as food)pulse.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So the steward took away their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.

World English Bible

So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables.

Darby Translation

So the steward took away their delicate food, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

Douay-Rheims

So Malasar took their portions, and the wine that they should drink: and he gave them pulse.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So the steward took away their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So Amelsad took away their supper and the wine of their drink, and gave them pulse.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο Ἀμελσὰδ ἀναιρούμενος τὸ δεῖπνον αὐτῶν, καὶ τὸν οἶνον τοῦ πόματος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς σπέρματα.