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Daniel 1:9
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Hebrew
Now God
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
had granted
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (way·yit·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set
Daniel
דָּ֣נִיֵּ֔אל (dā·nî·yêl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1840: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', the name of several Israelites
favor
לְחֶ֖סֶד (lə·ḥe·seḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty
and compassion
וּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑ים (ū·lə·ra·ḥă·mîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7356: Compassion, the womb, a maiden
from
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face
the chief
שַׂ֥ר (śar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
official,
הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ (has·sā·rî·sîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5631: A eunuch, valet, a minister of state
- Here we are: God is with Daniel!
- Daniel is walking with God and God is taking care of Daniel!
- Quite different from the Israelites!
- Remember that with God it is always a story between God and a faithful man!
- It means you need to get closer to God if you want him to get closer to you!
- It is all day long and all the time: it is a state of mind!
- Not once in a while or not when you need it: it doesn’t work!
- It is like drinking and eating and sleeping and breathing!