The Meaning of Daniel 1:14 Explained

Daniel 1:14

KJV: So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

YLT: And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:

Darby: And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

ASV: So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So he consented  to them in this matter,  and proved  them ten  days. 

What does Daniel 1:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 1:1-21 - Moral Courage Rewarded
These young men of noble Jewish families were brought to Babylon to receive education for the civil service. Their names were altered to break, so far as possible, their connection with the past. The food provided probably contravened Leviticus 3:17. According to the usual custom it had been presented before an idol, 1 Corinthians 8:10. Note those words: Daniel purposed in his heart. It is all important to resolve in one's heart that certain things are not possible for us. Too many of us have a secret reserve. We barricade the front door but leave the back door on the latch. We ought to realize the extent to which Paul referred when he said, "dead to sin." God always cooperates with His servants when they are true to Him. He brought Daniel into favor; He gave him skill; He caused his face and that of his three friends, to bear the hue of health. Let us trust Him to do His part! This is the secret of continuance, Daniel 1:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 1

1  Jehoiakim's captivity
3  Ashpenaz takes Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
8  They refusing the king's portion do prosper with pulse and water
17  Their proficiency in wisdom

What do the individual words in Daniel 1:14 mean?

So he consented with them in matter this and tested them days ten
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע לָהֶ֖ם לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיְנַסֵּ֖ם יָמִ֥ים עֲשָׂרָֽה

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע  So  he  consented 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
לָהֶ֖ם  with  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
לַדָּבָ֣ר  in  matter 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הַזֶּ֑ה  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וַיְנַסֵּ֖ם  and  tested  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: נָסָה  
Sense: to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test.
יָמִ֥ים  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
עֲשָׂרָֽה  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.

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