King James Version

Daniel 1:7

Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.

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וַיָּ֧שֶׂםvayasemand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…לָהֶ֛םlahemtoלָהֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toשַׂ֥רsarcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.הַסָּרִיסִ֖יםhasarisimthe eunuchסָרִיסdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the eunuch”, the ordinary formH5631a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of statechamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare H7249 (רַב־סָרִיס).שֵׁמ֑וֹתshemotfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fame”, the ordinary formH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.וַיָּ֨שֶׂםvayasemand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…לְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלledaniyelto Danielדָנִיֵּאלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Daniel”H1840Daniel or Danijel, the name of two IsraelitesDaniel.בֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbeleteshatsarBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרnoun, proper name — “Belteshazzar”H1095Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of DanielBelteshazzar.וְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙velachananyahand to Hananiahחֲנַנְיָהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Hananiah”H2608Chananjah, the name of thirteen IsraelitesHananiah.שַׁדְרַ֔ךְshadrakhShadrachשַׁדְרַךְnoun, proper name — “Shadrach”H7714Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companionsShadrach.וּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לulemishaeland to Mishaelמִישָׁאֵלconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Mishael”H4332Mishael, the name of three IsraelitesMishael.מֵישַׁ֔ךְmeyshakhMeshakמֵישַׁךְnoun, proper name — “Meshak”H4335Meshak, an IsraeliteMeshak.וְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הvelaazaryahand to Azariahעֲזַרְיָהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Azariah”H5838Azarjah, the name of nineteen IsraelitesAzariah.עֲבֵ֥דavedAbed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹnoun, proper name — “Abed-nego”H5664Abed-Nego, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companionsAbed-nego.נְגֽוֹnegvoAbed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹnoun, proper name — “Abed-nego”H5664Abed-Nego, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companionsAbed-nego.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the chief of the officers gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the prince of the eunuchs gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the chief of the eunuchs setteth names on them, and he setteth on Daniel, Belteshazzar; and on Hananiah, Shadrach; and on Mishael, Meshach; and on Azariah, Abed-Nego.

World English Bible

The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

Darby Translation

And the prince of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel he gave [the name] Belteshazzar, and to Hananiah, Shadrach, and to Mishael, Meshach, and to Azariah, Abed-nego.

Douay-Rheims

And the master of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Baltassar: to Ananias, Sidrach: to Misael, Misach: and to Azarias, Abdenago.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the chief of the officers gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Baltasar; and to Ananias, Sedrach; and to Misael, Misach; and to Azarias, Abdenago.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέθηκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ἀρχιευνοῦχος ὀνόματα· τῷ Δανιὴλ Βαλτάσαρ, καὶ τῷ Ἀνανίᾳ Σεδρὰχ, καὶ τῷ Μισαὴλ Μισὰχ, καὶ τῷ Ἀζαρίᾳ Ἀβδεναγώ.