Daniel 1:3

3 Depois o rei ordenou a Aspenaz, o chefe dos oficiais da sua corte, que trouxesse alguns dos israelitas da família real e da nobreza:

Daniel 1:3 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 1:3

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs,
&c.] That is, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon spake to this officer of his, whose name was Ashpenaz; which, according to Saadiah, signifies a man of an angry countenance; but Hillerus ^F5 derives it from the Arabic word <arabic> "schaphan", as designing one that excels in wit and understanding; for which reason he might have the command of the eunuchs, many of which the eastern princes had about them, particularly to wait upon their women, or to educate youth, as the Turks have now; though, as R. Jeshuah in Aben Ezra observes, the word signifies ministers, and may intend the king's nobles and courtiers, his ministers of state; and so this Ashpenaz may be considered as his prime minister, to whom he gave orders, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel;
whom he had taken and brought captive to Babylon, and were disposed of in some part or another of the city and country; and out of these it was his will that some should be selected and brought to his court: and of the king's seed, and of the princes:
or, "even ^F6 of the king's seed, and of the princes"; not any of the children of Israel, but such as were of the blood royal, or of the king of Judah's family, or some way related to it; or, however, that were of princely birth, the children of persons of the first rank, as the word ^F7 may signify; or of nobles and dukes, as Jarchi interprets it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Onomast. Sacr. p. 752, 753.
F6 (hkwlmh erzmw) , so (w) is sometimes rendered; see Noldius. p. 276.
F7 (Mymtrp) "ex Graeca voce" (prwtov) , Grotius, Junius.

Daniel 1:3 In-Context

1 No terceiro ano do reinado de Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, veio a Jerusalém e a sitiou.

2 E o Senhor entregou Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, nas suas mãos, e também alguns dos utensílios do templo de Deus. Ele levou os utensílios para o templo do seu deus na terra de Sinear e os colocou na casa do tesouro do seu deus.

3 Depois o rei ordenou a Aspenaz, o chefe dos oficiais da sua corte, que trouxesse alguns dos israelitas da família real e da nobreza:

4 jovens sem defeito físico, de boa aparência, cultos, inteligentes, que dominassem os vários campos do conhecimento e fossem capacitados para servir no palácio do rei. Ele deveria ensinar-lhes a língua e a literatura dos babilônios.

5 De sua própria mesa, o rei designou-lhes uma porção diária de comida e de vinho. Eles receberiam um treinamento durante três anos e depois disso passariam a servir o rei.