Daniel 1:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”

Young's Literal Translation
and the chief of the eunuchs saith to Daniel, ‘I am fearing my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, for why doth he see your faces sadder than [those of] the lads which [are] of your circle? then ye have made my head indebted to the king,’

King James Bible
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me] endanger my head to the king.

Hebrew
but he
שַׂ֤ר (śar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

said
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to Daniel,
לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל (lə·ḏā·nî·yêl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1840: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', the name of several Israelites

“I
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

fear
יָרֵ֤א (yā·rê)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent

my lord
אֲדֹנִ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

the king,
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

who
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

has assigned
מִנָּ֔ה (min·nāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4487: To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll

your food
מַאֲכַלְכֶ֖ם (ma·’ă·ḵal·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3978: An eatable

and drink.
מִשְׁתֵּיכֶ֑ם (miš·tê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast

For
אֲשֶׁ֡ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

why
לָמָּה֩ (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

should he see
יִרְאֶ֨ה (yir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

your faces
פְּנֵיכֶ֜ם (pə·nê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

looking thinner
זֹֽעֲפִ֗ים (zō·‘ă·p̄îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2196: To boil up, to be peevish, angry

than
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

those of the other young men
הַיְלָדִים֙ (hay·lā·ḏîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring

your age?
כְּגִֽילְכֶ֔ם (kə·ḡî·lə·ḵem)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1524: A revolution, joy

You would endanger
וְחִיַּבְתֶּ֥ם (wə·ḥî·yaḇ·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2325: To tie, to owe, to forfeit

my head
רֹאשִׁ֖י (rō·šî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7218: The head

before the king.”
לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (lam·me·leḵ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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