Daniel 1:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech,)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
orderedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
Ashpenaz,לְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖ז
(le·'ash·pe·naz)
828: a Bab. eunuchof foreign origin
the chiefרַ֣ב
(rav)
7227b: chieffrom rabab
of his officials,סָרִיסָ֑יו
(sa·ri·sav;)
5631: eunuchprobably of foreign origin
to bringלְהָבִ֞יא
(le·ha·vi)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in someוּמִן־
(u·min-)
4480: froma prim. preposition
of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֧י
(mib·be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
including some 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of the royalהַמְּלוּכָ֖ה
(ham·me·lu·chah)
4410: kingship, royaltyfrom the same as melek
familyוּמִזֶּ֥רַע
(u·miz·ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
and of the nobles,הַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃
(hap·par·te·mim.)
6579: noblesof foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
spake
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Ashpenaz
'Ashpnaz  (ash-pen-az')
Ashpenaz, a Babylonian eunuch -- Ashpenaz.
the master
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
of his 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 should bring
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
certain of the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and of the king's
mluwkah  (mel-oo-kaw')
something ruled, i.e. a realm -- kingsom, king's, royal.
seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
and of the princes
partam  (par-tam')
a grandee -- (most) noble, prince.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the royal family and of the nobles,

King James Bible
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring some of the Israelites from the royal family and from the nobility--

International Standard Version
Later, the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief officer, to bring in some Israelis of royal and noble descent.

NET Bible
The king commanded Ashpenaz, who was in charge of his court officials, to choose some of the Israelites who were of royal and noble descent--

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king told Ashpenaz, the chief-of-staff, to bring some of the Israelites, the royal family, and the nobility.

King James 2000 Bible
And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's descendants, and of the princes;
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