Daniel 1:10

And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
prince	שַׂ֤ר sar	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine singular construct
eunuchs	הַסָּרִיסִים֙ ha.sa.ri.Sim	H5631	a eunuch · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
said	וַיֹּ֜אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Daniel	לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל le.Da.ni.Yel	H1840	Daniel or Danijel · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
fear	יָרֵ֤א ya.Re'	H3373	fearing · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
appointed	מִנָּ֔ה mi.Nah	H4487	properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
meat	מַאֲכַלְכֶ֖ם ma.'a.khal.Khem	H3978	an eatable (includ. provender · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
drink	מִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑ם mish.tei.Khem	H4960	drink · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
see	יִרְאֶ֨ה yir.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
faces	פְּנֵיכֶ֜ם pe.nei.Khem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
liking	זֹֽעֲפִ֗ים zo.'a.Fim	H2196	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
children	הַיְלָדִים֙ hay.la.Dim	H3206	something born · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
sort	כְּגִֽילְכֶ֔ם ke.gi.le.Khem	H1524	a revolution (of time · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
endanger	וְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥ם ve.chi.yav.Tem	H2325	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
head	רֹאשִׁ֖י ro.Shi	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	לַמֶּֽלֶךְ la.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Matthew 6:16-18 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fas…
John 12:42-43 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be pu…
Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:8-16

We observe here, very much to our satisfaction, I. That Daniel was a favourite with the prince of the eunuchs (Dan 1:9), as Joseph was with the keeper of the prison; he had a tender love for him. No doubt Daniel deserved it, and recommended himself by his ingenuity and sweetness of temper (he was greatly beloved, Dan 9:23); and yet it is said here that it was God that brought him into favour with the prince of the eunuchs, for every one does not meet with acceptance according to his merits. Note, The interest which we think we make for ourselves we must acknowledge to be God's gift, and must ascribe to him the glory of it. Whoever are in favour, it is God that has brought them into favour; a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 1:10

worse liking--looking less healthy. your sort--of your age, or class; literally, "circle." endanger my head--An arbitrary Oriental despot could, in a fit of wrath at his orders having been disobeyed, command the offender to be instantly decapitated.

Adam Clarke on Daniel 1:8

But Daniel - would not defile himself - I have spoken of this resolution in the introduction. The chief reasons why Daniel would not eat meat from the royal table were probably these three: - 1. Because they ate unclean beasts, which were forbidden by the Jewish law. 2. Because they ate, as did the heathens in general, beasts which had been strangled, or not properly blooded. 3. Because the animals that were eaten were first offered as victims to their gods. It is on this account that Athenaeus calls the beasts which here served up at the tables of the Persian kings, ἱερια, victims, lib. 4 c. 10, p. 145.

John Gill on Daniel 1:10

And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king,.... This he said, not as refusing and denying the request of Daniel; but as hesitating about it, divided in his own mind, between love and tenderness to Daniel, and fear of the king: it is as if he should say, I could freely out of respect to you grant you your request; were it not for duty to my lord the king, reverence of him, and especially fear of his wrath and displeasure: who hath appointed your meat and your drink; has ordered it himself, both the quality and quantity, both what and how much; whose will is his law, and cannot be resisted, but must be obeyed; and though I should indulge you in this matter, and it…

The Church Fathers

This pointless objection of the eunuch was cowardly. He [the eunuch] was a man whose spirit did not know grace but took pleasure in his own sensuality. Of this man and human morality, take heed as there is the opinion that sumptuous feeding on nutritious foods provides for the body nourishment enough for it to flourish. In fact, it is not with such indulgence that you should chance your life, for it was with a small portion and by way of self-control that they [Daniel and his friends] flourished.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 1:10

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Dictionary and topics

Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…
Daniel, The Book Of — stands at the head of a series of writings in which the deepest thoughts of the Jewish people found expression after their close of the prophetic era. Daniel is composed partly in the vernacular…
Hananiah — Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 23). (3.) One of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the…
Abed-Nego · .A Jewish — .A Jewish
Abstemiousness · .Daniel and his Hebrew companions — .Daniel and his Hebrew companions
Appetite · Kept in subjection — Kept in subjection
Daniel · .Abstinence of — .Abstinence of
Government · Civil service school provi — Civil service school provi
Head · Put for the life — Put for the life
School · State — State
Self-Denial · Exemplified: Daniel — Exemplified: Daniel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 1:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:8-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 1:10

Adam Clarke on Daniel 1:8

John Gill on Daniel 1:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 1:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:8-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 1:10

Adam Clarke on Daniel 1:8

John Gill on Daniel 1:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 1:10

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 1:8-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 1:10

Rashi on Daniel 1:10