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Daniel 1:12
“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָסָהnâçâh · naw-saw'
H5254 · Hebrew
H5254 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to test; by implication, to attempt
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
- Grammar
- נַס — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 36 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 22:1Exodus 15:25Exodus 16:4Exodus 17:2Exodus 17:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָסָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.