But Daniel
Daniye'l (daw-nee-yale')
judge of God; Daniel or Danijel, the name of two Israelites -- Daniel.
purposed
suwm (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
in his heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
that he would not defile
ga'al (gaw-al')
to soil or (figuratively) desecrate -- defile, pollute, stain.
himself with the portion
pathbag (pathbag')
a dainty -- portion (provision) of meat.
of the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
meat
pathbag (pathbag')
a dainty -- portion (provision) of meat.
nor with the wine
yayin (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
which he drank
mishteh (mish-teh')
drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast -- banquet, drank, drink, feast(-ed), -ing).
therefore he requested
baqash (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
of the prince
sar (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
of the eunuchs
cariyc (saw-reece')
from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
that he might not defile
ga'al (gaw-al')
to soil or (figuratively) desecrate -- defile, pollute, stain.
himself
