Daniel 1:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 1:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖ז
ʼAshpᵉnaz
H828
Ashpenaz
רַ֣ב
rab
H7227
many
סָרִיסָ֑יו
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
לְהָבִ֞יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מִבְּנֵ֧י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וּמִזֶּ֥רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה
mᵉlûwkâh
H4410
kingship
וּמִן
min
H4480
from
הַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים
partam
H6579
nobleman
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in [certain] of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles;
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King James Version Public Domain
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;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, chief of his officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).