Daniel 1:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
מִשְׁתֶּה
drink/ his
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מִשְׁתֶּה
drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
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גָּזַר
Purposed
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גָּזַר
to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide
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דָנִיֵּאל
Daniel
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דָנִיֵּאל
Daniel or Danijel, the name of two Israelites
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גָּנַן
Defile
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גָּנַן
to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect
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גָּאַל
he defiled himself
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גָּאַל
to soil or (figuratively) desecrate
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