Daniel 1:1-5

  1 H7969 In the third H8141 year H4438 of the reign H3079 of Jehoiakim H4428 king H3063 of Judah H935 came H5019 Nebuchadnezzar H4428 king H894 of Babylon H3389 to Jerusalem, H6696 and besieged it.

  2 H136 And the Lord H5414 gave H3079 Jehoiakim H4428 king H3063 of Judah H3027 into his hand, H7117 with part H3627 of the vessels H1004 of the house H430 of God: H935 which he carried H776 into the land H8152 of Shinar H1004 to the house H430 of his god; H935 and he brought H3627 the vessels H214 into the treasure H1004 house H430 of his god.

  3 H4428 And the king H559 spoke H828 to Ashpenaz H7227 the master H5631 of his eunuchs, H935 that he should bring H1121 certain of the children H3478 of Israel, H4410 and of the king’s H2233 seed, H6579 and of the princes;

  4 H3206 Children H834 in whom H1992 H369 was no H3971 blemish, H2896 but well H4758 favored, H7919 and skillful H3605 in all H2451 wisdom, H3045 and cunning H1847 in knowledge, H995 and understanding H4093 science, H3581 and such as had ability H5975 in them to stand H4428 in the king’s H1964 palace, H3925 and whom they might teach H5612 the learning H3956 and the tongue H3779 of the Chaldeans.

  5 H4428 And the king H4487 appointed H3117 them a daily H1697 provision H4428 of the king’s H6598 meat, H3196 and of the wine H4960 which he drank: H1431 so nourishing H7969 them three H8141 years, H7117 that at the end H5975 thereof they might stand H6440 before H4428 the king.